Islamism

Kosovo takes steps against Islamic extremism

Authorities arrested 12 imams and continue to monitor radicals that may pose a threat to security.

Kosovo continues to take measures to fight Islamic radicalism and prevent the spread of religious hatred, experts said.

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Turkey has added new names to its list of people or organizations linked to al-Qaeda during this week’s Cabinet meeting

More than a decade ago, this column predicted that what most Western pundits then labeled as “Turkey’s pro-freedom reformists” would bring “reforms” merely about to broaden freedoms for political Islam and its symbols and restrict (non-Islamist) freedoms in general.

Britain's interior minister on Tuesday proposed measures to ban extremist groups and curb the activities of radical Islamist preachers even if they have committed no crime

US-led warplanes kept up strikes on oil sites funding ISIL, as al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate threatened reprisals after a key operative was reported killed

A major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials said

Parliament's Committee for Security and Defence on Monday will consider a report from the Agency for National Security on potential threats to the country from Islamist extremists and members of the Wahhabi movement.

There are radical islamists and people in Bulgaria who support the Islamic State (IS), said the anti-terrorism expert Alex Alexiev in the Friday morning talkshow of the Nova TV national channel.

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Egyptian courts sentenced nearly 100 people to prison for up to 25 years Sept. 25 after finding them guilty of violence during protests in support of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi

A UN Security Council committee blacklisted more than a dozen foreign extremist fighters tied to militant groups