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England's East London Mosque

Secular Europe’s Islamic spiritual fix

Islam |  In secular Europe, countries are starting to see a blowback, not toward their historic Christian roots, but toward Islam. Islam has been growing in European…

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Islamic militants offer American hostages for jailed terrorists

Algeria |  About 60 foreign hostages from countries across the globe, including America, are still missing three days after Islamic militants overtook, with bloody…

Al Gore

The liberal-Islamist alliance

Media |  Fox News' Bret Baier last night said the sale of Al Gore's failed Current TV network to Al Jazeera showed that “opposites do attract—at least in TV.”

COMMITTED TO ISLAM: A man from a Somali tribal clan supporting al Shabaab carries an AK-47 and the Islamist black flag with the words “There is no God but Allah and Mohamed Is the Prophet of Allah.”
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Exporting insurgency

Somalia |  Somalia's largest terrorist group may be losing its grip within the country but is moving across borders with violence and persecution

A wounded protester reacts during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi outside the presidential palace in Cairo Wednesday.

Constitutional chaos

Egypt |  Supporters of President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood clash with secularists and Christians in Cairo

Egyptian men hold a banner in Arabic that reads,

Dark shadows

Egypt |  The opening scene-setter for the 1996 film Independence Day might serve as a metaphor for what Egyptians could face if a draft constitution written by a panel…

Egyptians chant slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30.

Protests continue in Egypt against Morsi’s decree

Egypt |  Civil disobedience is expected to continue in Egypt after President Mohamed Morsi’s Nov. 22 decrees that place him above judicial oversight. The country’s…

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi

'Pharaoh' Morsi

Middle East |  The diplomatic hosannas for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi following his brokering of the recent ceasefire between Hamas and Israel were still being heard…

Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Wednesday

Globe Trot 11.21

International |  Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues, despite U.S.-U.K. efforts to broker a ceasefire. More than 140 Palestinians have been killed and 

Rimsha Masih

Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy

Pakistan |  A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. The ruling was the…

Hamas security officers cast their shadows over the rubble of a Hamas Navel police building destroyed in an Israeli air strike

Groundhog Day: Middle East version

Middle East |  In the film Groundhog Day , Bill Murray wakes up each morning and relives the previous day. A similar scenario is playing out in the Middle East between…

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal (left) meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on Sunday.

Globe Trot 11.19

International |  Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza are generally useless if pertinent issues aren’t on the table (witness Syria). And here’s what’s emerging:

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