terrorism

In the wake of the devastating January 6 th attack on the Capitol, White nationalist domestic terrorism, once relegated to the political extreme, is now mainstream . Under the guise of stopping the…

While the horrific scenes of the invasion and occupation of the US Capitol building were played out on television, I happened to be in a radio interview for my new book, God at War. The reporter asked…

Just when we thought the Islamic State was dead, Sayfullo Saipov drove his rented Home Depot truck down a bicycle path in lower Manhattan, killing eight and injuring far more. When his truck ground to…

The suicide attack by Salman Abedi outside the Manchester arena that killed 22 young people out on a fun evening on the town was claimed by ISIS. On the other hand, the terrorist movement of the…

The irony of his actions lies in the fact that they are exactly what groups like ISIS want: to erase the history of Islam and coexistence in this country.

As the United States grapples with multiple attacks over the past couple of weeks, the country is asking all the wrong questions. Though the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Daesh) has claimed…

The mainstream discourse in the West describes the “War on Terror” as a “geopolitical” mission. When we speak of terrorism, we talk about territories held and lost by “extremists” and “insurgents,”…

“He was more into women than religion,” remarked one of the neighbors of Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, when asked about the driver of the rented truck that plowed into a celebratory crowd watching…

There’s three definitions of terrorism I see tossed around. One is simple: Violence by a non-state actor. Another is moral: Violence against civilians—usually for a political purpose, and often by a…

Omar Mateen’s vicious assault on a Saturday night crowd in an Orlando gay bar either had nothing to do with Islam, or everything to do with it. We don’t yet know all the facts, but what we do know is…