Islam

'Jihadi John' killer from Islamic State beheading videos named by media

The "Jihadi John" killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwa...

Feb 26, 2015 07:57 AM EST

Obama rejects as 'ugly lie' notion that West at war with Islam

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around ...

Feb 20, 2015 08:33 AM EST

Obama: countering violent extremism depends on Muslim support

President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on American Muslim communities to do more to counter what...

Feb 18, 2015 09:46 PM EST

Oscar nominee 'Timbuktu' tackles everyday view of radical Islam

Abderrahmane Sissako, the director of Mauritania's Oscar-nominated film "Timbuktu," says in a matter...

Feb 14, 2015 09:42 AM EST

Bosnian cleric on trial for recruiting Islamic State fighters

A Bosnian Muslim cleric accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq went on t...

Feb 12, 2015 08:50 AM EST

Radical scholar provided Japan with channel to IS at hostage crisis peak

Japan's government opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of its r...

Feb 09, 2015 06:19 AM EST

Jordanian king vows 'relentless' war on Islamic State's own ground

Jordan's King Abdullah vowed a "relentless" war against Islamic State on their own territory on Wedn...

Feb 04, 2015 08:59 PM EST

Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows "earth-shaking" response

Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot bei...

Feb 03, 2015 06:10 PM EST

Egyptian poet goes on trial accused of contempt of Islam

A prominent Egyptian poet could face up to three years in jail over a Facebook post in which she cri...

Jan 29, 2015 03:32 AM EST

Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammad cartoon on front page

Charlie Hebdo will publish a front page showing a caricature of the Prophet Mohammad holding a sign ...

Jan 13, 2015 05:14 PM EST

Merkel says Islam 'belongs to Germany' ahead of Dresden rally

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam "belongs to Germany", in a clear repudiation of...

Jan 13, 2015 03:32 AM EST

Paris attacks suspect entered Syria on Jan. 8, Turkey says

The suspected female accomplice of Islamist militants behind attacks in Paris was in Turkey five day...

Jan 12, 2015 07:54 PM EST

Hostage taken north of Paris during manhunt for newspaper killings

French anti-terrorist police surrounded a small northern town and helicopters hovered overhead after...

Jan 09, 2015 05:50 AM EST

French policewoman killed in shoot-out, hunt deepens for militant killers

A policewoman was killed in a shootout in southern Paris on Thursday, triggering searches in the are...

Jan 08, 2015 07:12 AM EST

Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack

Police are hunting three French nationals, including two brothers from the Paris region, after suspe...

Jan 07, 2015 10:19 PM EST

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