'Insults' to Islam were motivation for Afghan man's attack on 2 Americans in Amsterdam – prosecutors

The man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam’s busy Central railway station says he was motivated by insults to Islam in the Netherlands and that he chose his victims at random, according to prosecutors. The 19-year-old Afghan national, identified as Jawed S., said he traveled to Amsterdam from Germany – where he has residency […]

‘Islam runs against democratic values & has no place in Germany,’ says leading coalition politician

One of the top figures in the CSU, Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party, has said Islam has no place in German society and insists the government must reject recent immigration policies or face annihilation by the rising AfD. “Islam has no cultural roots in Germany and with Sharia as a legal system, it has nothing […]

Chechen leader Kadyrov praises Putin’s support for Islam

Ramzan Kadyrov has said that President Vladimir Putin stayed true to his pledge to support Muslims in Russia and around the world, adding that Western policies have only brought war and destruction to Islamic nations. In a new message posted on the Telegram social network, Kadyrov thanked Putin for his support to Chechen Muslims. He […]

A German politician from an anti-Islam party resigned and converted to Islam

Sean Gallup/Getty Images A German politician from the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) resigned and converted to Islam.  Arthur Wagner stepped down on January 11, the group wrote in a Facebook post, and said the decision came as a surprise. The party touts an anti-immigration, anti-Islam platform. Arthur Wagner, a German politician from […]

Official Turkish body said it was OK for girls to marry at 9, claims it was only following Islam

Turkey’s opposition have demanded a parliamentary investigation into the Directorate of Religious Affairs, an influential government department, after it proclaimed that Islamic Law approved of boys marrying at 12 and girls at 9. In an online religious glossary intended for the public released earlier this week, Diyanet, as the body is known, stated that these are […]

‘Bitcoin banned by Islam’: Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against cryptocurrency

Published time: 3 Jan, 2018 14:48 The Egyptian Grand Mufti has issued an official fatwa, banning bitcoin which soared in value over the $ 20,000 mark in December. Trade in cryptocurrency is similar to gambling, which is forbidden in Islam, he said. The fatwa was issued after consultations with several economic experts, Egypt’s Grand Mufti […]

Southeast Asia's Growing Problem With Radical Islam

Standing before his soldiers on Oct. 17, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from terrorism. It had taken five months, starting with a botched raid on militants who had allied themselves with the Islamic State and culminating in all-out war on the Southeast Asian island. But only a symptom had been killed. For […]

Colonialism, TERFs and Islam: RT looks at the issues now too controversial for debate

In an era of trigger warnings, safe spaces and “no-platforming,” freedom of speech is curtailed to make sure no one is offended. From religion to transgender rights, RT UK looked at the issues deemed too controversial for discussion. The case for colonialism Bruce Gilley, a professor at Portland State University, is being subjected to a […]

Why people held captive by terrorist groups sometimes convert to Islam

Screenshot via YouTube/HBwoodTV – Media Collections Given their statements and attitudes after their release from captivity, it is likely that Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle, the couple who were held in captivity for five years in Afghanistan in Pakistan by a Taliban-affiliated group, converted to Islam during their ordeal. Several prominent terror hostages like James Foley, […]

Erdogan rejects ‘moderate Islam’ as a Western tool to weaken Muslims

The idea of ‘moderate Islam’ was invented by the West and is being used to weaken the ancient religion, Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has said in reference to Saudi Arabia’s reforms, while also lashing out at the EU’s “discrimination” of Muslims. Last month, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, vowed to restore […]