Tag Archives: Terrorism
Defeating the Islamic State group: A war mired in contradictions
James Dorsey says US tolerance of Saudi support for Al-Qaeda in Yemen, Syria and Iraq may allow for short-term gains against the Islamic State group but will only create greater jihadist problems down the road. Read more [...]
Spreading the Gospel: Asian leaders wary of Saudi religious diplomacy
James Dorsey says leaders of Asian states recently visited by Saudi King Salman are waking up to the detrimental impact of Saudi religious diplomacy which is fostering sectarianism and intolerance in their societies. Read more [...]
Protecting terrorists: China blocks UN listing of Pakistani as a globally designated terrorist
James Dorsey says China’s shielding of terror chief Masood Azhar on behalf Pakistan raises questions about the sincerity of Pakistan’s crackdown on terrorists and China’s willingness to pressure Pakistan not to use terrorists as proxies. Read more [...]
Pakistani crackdown on extremists: One hand works to neutralise the other
James Dorsey examines the belief in official Pakistani circles that terrorist groups can serve a geopolitical purpose without endangering the fabric of society, which has already been infused by ultra-conservative strands of Islam. Read more [...]
Liberals in Muslim world pay the price for Trump and Saudi-supported illiberalism
James Dorsey argues that the Islamophobia fuelled by Donald Trump and far-right European politicians benefits not only Saudi-backed ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam, but also their anti-Saudi jihadist offshoots. Read more [...]
Creating Frankenstein’s Monster: Saudi Arabia’s ultra-conservative footprint in Africa
James Dorsey views Saudi Arabia's role in spurring political violence in sub-Saharan Africa, noting the Saudis spent $100 billion in 50 years on promoting an intolerant, supremacist, anti-pluralistic version of Islam. Read more [...]
القراصنة بيننا (The pirates among us)
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Islamic State violence fuels culture wars and widens generation gaps
James Dorsey explains why the Islamist attack on Istanbul’s Reina nightclub may have emboldened Muslim youth “to stand up for their right to craft lives that reflect a more liberal, less restrictive interpretation of Islam”. Read more [...]
Watch: Syrian Islamist parents send daughters, aged seven and nine, on suicide mission
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Islamist terrorists target children in Benghazi while the West and UN look on
Following the latest terrorist outrage in Benghazi – a car bomb targeting schoolchildren – Nureddin Sabir notes the West’s duplicitous policy of supporting Islamist terrorists in Libya while maintaining an arms embargo on the army fighting the terrorists. Read more [...]
