counterterrorism

This Lent, give up mixing faith with political terrorism

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite — February 9, 2021
(RNS) — We must be exceptionally clear that terrorism is an affront to Christian faith. That will be my Lenten practice.

Egyptian seminary renews its claim as arbiter of Islam’s true meaning

By Jacob Wirtschafter, J Wirtschafter, and Amr El Tohamy — March 28, 2019
CAIRO (RNS) — With Islam under global scrutiny and ISIS projecting power over the internet, Al-Azhar University's observatory has set out to counter terrorist messaging.

American Muslims do report extremist threats, officials say

By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
Muslim-Americans have repeatedly informed authorities of fellow Muslims they fear might be turning to extremism, law enforcement officials say, contrary to a claim by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week.

Anti-Muslim speakers still popular in law enforcement training

By Omar Sacirbey — March 12, 2014
(RNS) The Culpeper (Va.) controversy is the latest law-enforcement training course to draw harsh criticism from Muslim groups who say agencies hire purported experts in Islam or counterterrorism who in fact have other agendas.

Imprisoned in England, Islamists vow to continue their fight

By Trevor Grundy — February 27, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Two-thirds of imprisoned Islamists in England have told police and prison authorities that they will never change their violent ways.
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