HSI INTERVIEW with Dr Nageh Ibrahim: Militant Salafi jihadists exploited a security vacuum in the Sinai Peninsula to train for three years ahead of an assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister in September. […]
Islamism
Facebook jihadists
IN DEPTH: The Facebook profiles of online jihadists reveal a struggle to balance the lures of Western entertainment and technology with strict Islamic identity. (more…)
The mujahedeen paper trail
IN DEPTH: Newly revealed secret documents about foreign volunteer fighters in the mujahedeen offer new insights into the inner workings of the al-Qaeda terror group’s Syrian ally, the Al-Nusra Front. Lars Akerhaug The […]
Shabab threat to UK Muslims
Mohammed Ansar, a filmmaker and journalist who has spoken against Islamist extremism and the far right, is amongst those receiving police protection after threats were made against them in an hour-long video released […]
A trip to Syria, then jail
Jejoen Bontinck, who has allegedly fought as a volunteer in the Syrian civil war, was arrested Friday evening while visiting his mother and brother in Antwerp. (more…)