Islamic extremism
Nigeria church: 38 killed in attack during Sunday service
By Chinedu Asadu — June 7, 2022
ABUJA. Nigeria (AP) — The attackers opened fire on the worshippers just as the Pentecost Mass was ending, survivors said.
Fearing extremist violence, Egypt silences 20,000 storefront mosques
By Amr El Tohamy — May 25, 2018
CAIRO (RNS) — The Egyptian government has banned preaching at 20,000 mosques as a precautionary measure to prevent extremist violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Chinese Muslims shackled by police state, high-tech surveillance
By Gerry Shih — December 17, 2017
KORLA, China (AP) — Thousands — possibly tens of thousands — are thought to have been spirited without trial into secretive detention camps for alleged political crimes that range from having extremist thoughts to merely traveling or studying abroad, an AP investigative report found.
Abducted Indian priest rescued in Yemen after 18 months
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 13, 2017
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted by militants in March 2016 when they attacked the home, killing 16 people, including four nuns.
Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam, sources say
By Julia Edwards Ainsley — February 3, 2017
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) The revamped program, designed to counter all violent ideologies, would no longer target groups such as white supremacists.
New video of kidnapped priest raises hopes, concerns
By David Gibson — January 4, 2017
(RNS) Looking thin and wearing a beard, the Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil — kidnapped by Islamic extremists last March — speaks in a weak, almost robotic voice.
Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany
By guest — December 31, 2016
(REUTERS) The leader of Western Europe's largest economy also urged Germans to shun populism and said Germany should take a leading role in addressing the many challenges facing the European Union.
Radical UK imam guilty of inviting support for ISIS
By RNS staff — August 16, 2016
(RNS) The notorious imam, blamed for inciting numerous would-be terrorists to act, faces 10 years in prison.
Counterterrorism expert warns of radicalization in British prisons
By Yonat Shimron — July 28, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Ian Acheson wrote in The Times that the country’s prison services face a serious challenge in which the unchecked growth of radical Islam may soon pose “a lethal threat to national security.”
Pope Francis holds talks with Sunni Islam leader in breakthrough Vatican meeting
By David Gibson — May 23, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “The meeting is the message,” Francis said on greeting Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayib, a grand imam often viewed as the highest authority among 85 percent, or 1.3 billion, Muslims in the world.
US wants justice for killers of gay Bangladeshi activists
By Akhtar Ali — April 29, 2016
NEW DELHI (RNS) Xulhaz Mannan worked for the U.S. Embassy in the Bangladeshi capital and was editor of Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine.
Surviving nun recalls Yemen massacre
By Rosie Scammell — March 18, 2016
ROME (RNS) The handwritten notes tell how gunmen hunted down the nuns, four of the 16 victims, and then destroyed the Christian symbols in the Catholic nursing home.
2015 was ‘worst year’ for Christian persecution, says Open Doors
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 13, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) North Korea marks its 14th year atop the list of most dangerous countries to be Christian.
Name radical Islamic ideology for what it is, but give reformers a chance (COMMENTARY)
By Dennis R. Hoover — January 30, 2015
(RNS) Here at last is bipartisanship -- on the question of Islam being part of the problem. But the critique is not being paired with serious acknowledgement, much less practical encouragement, of those working to make Islam part of the solution.
British officials plan ‘dawn raids’ to check on Islamic extremism in schools
By Trevor Grundy — June 9, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) One unnamed school took advantage of a prior notice of inspection and hastily arranged special lessons for its students on Christianity.
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