Tag Archives: Islam and Islamism
Countering extremism: Jihadist ideology reigns supreme
James Dorsey says although the security approach to Islamic terrorism has enhanced security across the globe, an ideological response is still lacking, as are meaningful policies to tackle its root causes. Read more [...]
Whither Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s “moderate” Islam?
James Dorsey says Prince Muhammad has yet to show that fighting terrorism “involves in practice rather than words the countering of an ultra-conservative ideology that breeds intolerance, fosters anti-pluralism and potentially creates breeding grounds for radicalism”. Read more [...]
Salafi mission calls into question Saudi concept of moderation and policy in Yemen
James Dorsey questions whether Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad’s proclaimed quest to “return” to “moderate islam” includes subscribing to concepts of tolerance and pluralism which at present seems unlikely. Read more [...]
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad’s vow to moderate Saudi Islam: Easier said than done
James Dorsey argues that while the Saudi heir apparent's “proposed reforms have largely been welcomed by Saudi youth… they are likely to stir mixed responses as a result of deep-seated attitudes that have been cultivated for decades”. Read more [...]
فَصْلٌ من أجل وصل (Separation in order to connect)
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Signs of hope in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
James Dorsey explains why there should be no reason for optimism that violence and instability in the Middle East, whether in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Yemen or the Gulf states, will come to an end anytime soon. Read more [...]
Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya: Islamist extremists’ next rallying call?
James Dorsey says calls for jihad in defence of Burma’s Muslim minority prompt fears of a second front against Islamic State-linked fighters in Southeast Asia, and – for Arab rulers – concerns the issue will re-energise extremists and opposition groups. Read more [...]
UK and terrorism: Jeremy Corbyn tries the truth
Lawrence Davidson examines the relationship between Britain’s misguided neoconservative foreign policy, the recent terrorist attacks in the country and the outcome of the parliamentary election, which resulted in the ruling Conservatives losing many of their parliamentary seats. Read more [...]
Manchester atrocity: UK government must come clean about its relationship with Libyan Islamists
Mohamed El-Doufani argues that British governments provided a safe haven for Libyan Islamists whom it used as tools to destabilise Muammar Gaddafi's regime, and says that following the Manchester atrocity it must come clean about its links with them. Read more [...]
Manchester bombing: message still not understood
Stuart Littlewood argues that British foreign policy, from the Balfour Declaration of 1917, to the coup against Iran’s democratically elected prime minister in 1953, to the failed “war on terror”, are inextricably linked to terrorist atrocities in the UK. Read more [...]
