Green glass ceilingsWHY pious and peaceable Muslims turn to ultraconservative and even violent versions of the faith is a subject of great interest for scholars and policymakers. But so far little effort has gone on studying the radicalisation of the clergy.
Memories of Bin Laden are fading, but his methods and ideology remain
Muhammad Rifadullah, a 36-year-old shopkeeper standing at a rally of extremist groups in the Pakistani capital, was nothing if not honest. "I am a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba," he said, naming a Pakistani extremist organisation responsible for thousands of sectarian killings, which has been banned for several years. Around him shouts of "death to America" rose into the air. "Anyone who disrespects or
Christian Extremism From Timothy McVeigh to Anders Breivik: The Greater Threat
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For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past (Published 2011)
WASHINGTON � For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army. “We must pledge ourselves to support those br
Republican urges Islam terror hearings amid 'McCarthyite' witch-hunt claims
A New York Republican has pressed ahead with congressional hearings on the threat of homegrown Islamist terrorism , dismissing claims of a McCarthyite witch-hunt against America's Muslims. Peter King, who chairs the homeland security committee in the House of Representatives, said the hearings were essential to national security, and that Muslim leaders should do more to help authorities prevent e
Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's defiant prisoner of intolerance, vows to stay put
All Sherry Rehman wants is to go out – for a coffee, a stroll, lunch, anything. But that's not possible. Death threats flood her email inbox and mobile phone; armed police are squatted at the gate of her Karachi mansion; government ministers advise her to flee. "I get two types of advice about leaving," says the steely politician. "One from concerned friends, the other from those who want me out s
US pastor Terry Jones banned from entering UK
Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has been barred from entering the UK for the public good, the Home Office says. The pastor, who last year planned a Koran-burning protest in the US, had been invited to address right-wing group England Is Ours in Milton Keynes. The Home Office said Mr Jones could not enter the UK as the government "opposes extremism in all its forms". Mr Jones told BBC Radio 5 l
Why people love Stieg Larsson’s novels : The New Yorker
In part because Larsson was not alive when the books were published, the trilogy has been surrounded by a number of controversies.Illustration by SEAN MCCABE; PHOTOGRAPH by JAN COLLSIOO / AP PHOTO Having got American readers to buy more than fourteen million copies, collectively, of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy books—“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2008, American edition), “The Girl Who P
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