Algeria Voter Apathy Could Mar Legislative Election
Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament amid concerns that a low turnout will mar ...
Tag: Islamism
Bangladesh Islamists Blow Themselves Up, Ending Standoff
Four suspected Islamist fighters blew themselves up at a hideout in Bangladesh, ending a 24-hour standoff, police said Friday. Police ...
Faith, Politics Clash As Egypt’s Al-Azhar Pressed To Reform
When Pope Francis visits Egypt's Al-Azhar this week, he will find support for his message of peace in the venerable ...
Bangladesh To Build Hundreds of Mosques With Saudi Cash
Bangladesh has approved a project to build hundreds of mosques with almost $1 billion from Saudi Arabia, an official said ...
Mike Pence Praises Indonesia’s Moderate Islamic Culture
US Vice President Mike Pence Thursday praised Indonesia's moderate form of Islam as 'an inspiration' at the start of a ...
Pence Praises Moderate Islam In Indonesia In Bid To Heal Divisions
US Vice President Mike Pence Thursday praised Indonesia's moderate form of Islam as "an inspiration" at the start of a ...
Pence To Tour Indonesia’s Largest Mosque In Outreach To Muslims
US Vice President Mike Pence will visit the largest mosque in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation -- Indonesia -- ...
Polling For Divisive Governor Contest Closes
Polling has closed in a run-off election for the post of Jakarta's governor, seen by many as a key test ...
Mali ‘Islamist Militant Attack’ Kills Five
Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC Afrique ...
Tunisian Islamist Party Says Time To ‘bury’ Democracy
The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify Muslims ...
After Egypt Church Bombings, Copts Complain of Extremists
For years, Egyptian Copt Michel Fahmy could hear a Muslim preacher invoking God's wrath on Christians in sermons blared over ...
Bangladesh PM Backs Islamists Over Statue Controversy
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been accused of "kowtowing" to hardline Islamists after expressing dislike for a controversial statue ...
Bangladesh Islamists To Hang After President Rejects Pleas
A top Islamist extremist under sentence of death has lost his last hope of avoiding the gallows after Bangladesh's president ...
Morocco’s King Regains Upper Hand With New Cabinet
Morocco's new government is set to be dominated by officials close to the palace despite the premier hailing from the ...
Morocco King Names New Government
Morocco's King Mohamed VI on Wednesday named a new government headed by a member of the ruling Islamist party, following ...
Belgian Altar Boy Goes To Fight For ISIS, Then Returns On Welfare
With his blue eyes, brown hair and beaming smile, young Michael Delefortrie looked every inch the angelic altar boy. But ...
Top Bangladesh Army Officer Dies From IS-Claimed Blast
A senior army officer who headed the intelligence wing of Bangladesh's elite security force died Friday, days after he was ...
Bangladesh Police Storm Hideout, Find Up To Eight Bodies
Bangladesh security forces found the scattered body parts of up to eight people including women and possibly children when they ...
Grenade Attack As Bangladesh Police Raid Islamist Hideout
Bangladesh police came under grenade attack when they raided two suspected Islamist extremist hideouts on Wednesday, days after a major ...
Cairo Blast Kills Egyptian Man
An explosion killed an Egyptian man on Friday in Cairo, the interior ministry said. The blast in the Maadi district, ...