“The French Council of the Muslim Faith and French Muslims condemn with the greatest resolve the terrorist attack of exceptional violence committed against Charlie Hebdo. This barbaric act of extreme gravity is also an attack on democracy and freedom of the press. Our thoughts go out to the victims and their families and we express…
Why would you become a jihad activist? Three reasons. A group researchers from Radboud University Nijmegen and the University of Amsterdam presented their study among radical Muslims and why they’re interested in extremist ideologies. Three conclusions can be drawn. 1. Democracy is hypocrisy: events and the way the USA and other western governments have responded…
According to the research 87% of the by Motivaction interviewed people (18-34 years) is happy with support from Dutch Muslims for IS and they don’t want the Dutch government to prevent them. However, they also don’t believe in prosperity without democracy and don’t believe in a caliphate. But groups of jihadi’s do establish some welcoming…
Research done by Motivaction on the support of Turkish youth for IS, is marked by inconsistencies. An example is that the youth indeed think that IS-fighters are heroes, but at the same time they are against a caliphate and for democracy. Asscher wants a more thorough research on the matter. He visited the Kuba-mosque in…
April 14, 2014 This is the transcript of a talk give last month in Maine by Corey Saylor, director of CAIR’s department to monitor and combat Islamophobia. Source: http://www.cair.com/cair-blog/entry/is-sharia-compatible-with-democracy.html
