Islamism

Operation Sindoor: One year on from India’s ‘October 7’ moment - analysis

Exactly one year on, India’s military leadership gathered in Jaipur on Thursday and made clear the operation now underpins its response to cross-border attacks.

An activist holds the national flag of India in front a banner that praises the Indian defence forces for their military operation, code-named "Operation Sindoor", in Mumbai on May 10, 2025.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

French senate adopts proposed law aimed at combating Islamist infiltration

 People take part in a 'Stop Bombing Iran' protest organized by Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025

Western collective Stockholm Syndrome: Empathizing with those who threaten it - opinion

International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Yuji Iwasawa (R) delivers a speech during a celebratory session marking the 80th anniversary of the ICJ in The Hague on April 17, 2026.

ICC orders $8.5 million in compensation for victims of Timbuktu Islamist who imposed Sharia law


‘Allah Vult': Sinwar’s Hamas between Islamist Messianism and hardline convictions - analysis

Yahya Sinwar, the old-new leader of Hamas, leads a line of hardline messianic beliefs, viewing Hamas as holy executors of a divine plan.

 Toufan Al-Aqsa logo.

Radical UK Islamist preacher Choudary jailed for life for terrorism offenses

Choudary, 57, was convicted last week of directing al-Muhajiroun, which was banned as a terrorist organization more than a decade ago.

 Anjem Choudary, the leader of the dissolved militant group al-Muhajiroun, arrives at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London July 4, 2006.

Germany bans Muslim association for pursuing radical Islam

Germany claimed the IZH acted as a direct representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, with the interior ministry also accusing promoting antisemitism and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

 Police secures the area at the "Zentrum der islamischen Kultur Frankfurt e.V." after Germany's interior ministry has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organizations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals in Frankfurt, Germany, July 24, 2024.

'Disgusting gaslighting, victim narrative': CAIR-LA outreach manager rants about 'Zionists'

He criticized Israel for labeling what he called anti-Israel "peaceful protesters" as "violent" and "antisemitic."

 Samer Naseredden speaking in California, July 12, 2024.

Irrational, injurious, ignoble: Islamism puts Israel at peril - opinion

Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, Hezbollah, and other Iranian surrogates think of war, terror, and genocide against Israel as ennobling expressions of religious sacrifice.

 Iranian Shi'ites attend a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day in the Shi'ite calendar.

Pakistan military says 28 dead in two terrorist attacks near Afghanistan border

In the second, separate attack late Monday night, five civilians, including two female health workers and two children, were killed in an attack on a health facility in the Dera Ismail Khan district.

 Pakistani soldiers stand guard in front of a member of the Taliban force, in the background, during an organised media tour to the Pakistan-Afghanistan crossing border, in Torkham, Pakistan September 2, 2021.

Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks

The Dagestan Muftiate said it was introducing a "temporary" ban on the niqab after an appeal from Russia's ministry of nationality policy and religious affairs.

 Sergei Melikov, the head of the Dagestan region, visits Derbent synagogue following an attack by gunmen and a fire, in Derbent in the region of Dagestan, Russia June 24, 2024, in this still image taken from video.

Suspected Islamist shoots guard at Israeli embassy in Serbia in neck with arrow, shot dead

The gendarmerie officer reacted immediately, took out his gun, and as best he could until he fell, fired several shots at the attacker.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Paris police chief: Islamist terrorism main concern ahead of Olympic Games

"The terrorist threat remains just as important as the protest threat posed by radical environmental groups, the ultra-left left and the pro-Palestinian movement," Nunez said.

 Police officer patrols on the Trocadero square in front of the Olympic rings displayed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Paris, France, June 7, 2024.

No, Western states, recognizing a Palestinian state will not end terror - opinion

We can only wonder: How do these wise members of the “democratic West” envisage the reactions of Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran to their decision?

 FROM LEFT: The Foreign Ministers of Ireland, Spain, and Norway leave a news conference in Brussels last month, upon recognizing Palestine. How do they envisage the reactions of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran to their decision?