Jihad

How jihad learned to speak the West’s language - opinion

The West hears are other words: freedom, justice, liberation, resistance, human rights. Words it knows, loves, and has built its moral identity around. A mind doesn't check where a word comes from.

 TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.
Supporters of a political group cheer after destroying a vehicle believed to contain firearms during the first parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), outside Sero Central Elementary School, Cotabato City, Philippines, September 14, 2026.

Scholars launch 'Infidel Awareness Month,' to run annually from September 11 to October 7

A man rides a motorbike in the town of Abu al-Duhur, Syria, August 18, 2026

Why Syria’s removal from the US terror list matters for Israel - analysis

Tourists and visitors observe and pay respects at a makeshift memorial set in Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg gate, one week after the Christopher Street Day pride parade attack on August 2, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Berlin attack highlights Europe’s shift to individualized, multi-layered terror threats - analysis


Mamdani’s New York stands as a stark warning of America's possible dystopian future - opinion

The Marxist ideology animating NY’s new administration is just the opening act of inversion. The truly self-destructive attribute of the new New York is its galloping jihadism and anti-Israel hatred.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx on Friday. The writer asks: Does Mamdani still not understand that anti-Israel rhetoric has generated a sharp spike in antisemitic violence?

Mojtaba Khamenei praises Hezbollah, calls for continued jihad, attacks against Israel

In statements attributed to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, he asserted that “there remains no path forward except jihad and resistance” against the US and Israel.

A supporter of Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 10, 2026.

Australia's 'Dr. Jihad' found in Iraqi prison 10 years after declared dead in ISIS siege - report

Tareq Kamleh was presumed to have been killed in Syria over a decade ago, but was actually being held in a high-security Baghdad prison, according to a report by The Australian.

Dr Jihad, or Tareq Kamleh, calls for jihad to be waged in the West in an Islamic State propaganda video.

A globalizing terror war has blinded the West. Finally an international response from its victims

More recently, Batoul Suleiman Alloush was kidnapped from her university campus in Latakia, Syria. She also won't help from organizations in the West created to save people just like her.

Terrorists from Palestinian Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades stand guard on the street during an Eid al-Adha celebration in Gaza City, May 27, 2026; illustrative.

‘Greater jihad begins from today’: Khomeini’s grandson hails US deal as major Iran ‘victory’

Khomeini advised that to maintain victory, Iranians “must stay away from pointless disputes, disputes that are the product of ego and self-centeredness.”

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson, Hassan Khomeini speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025.

UK charity regulator allowing Islamist, Iran-backed hate to spread, victims say - report

Survivors of Islamist terror attacks accused Britain’s charity watchdog of moving too slowly against organizations alleged to platform extremists and Iranian-linked propaganda.

Text reading "7 July 2005 Opposite this Place A Bus Was Bombed Killing" is displayed on the memorial to victims of the London Bombing in Tavistock Square on June 02, 2025 in London; illustrative.

EU condemns Palestinian Authority textbooks containing 'antisemitism, glorification of jihad'

The EU called for any future funding to the PA to be conditional on the removal of ”antisemitic content, incitement to violence and the glorification of martyrdom and jihad” from textbooks.

A man wearing a keffiyeh stands next to a poster as he waits to vote during the municipal council election at a polling station in a school in Birzeit, near Ramallah on April 25, 2026.

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Judges determined that Lafarge, in total, paid $6.53 million to jihadist groups, including Islamic State (IS) and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front between 2013 and September 2014.

The logo of the French building materials maker Lafarge at Lafarge concrete production plant in Pantin near Paris, France, November 3, 2025.

Iran sees jihad, the West sees geopolitics - and that gap is dangerous - opinion

Despite weeks of pressure, Tehran’s defiance exposed deeper failures in Western strategy, deterrence, and understanding of the conflict

 The Islamic Republic uses its proxies, such as Hezbollah and Hamas to conduct jihad: a religious war aimed at imposing a radical interpretation of Sharia law worldwide.

Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin

"We are investigating this explosion," the spokesperson said. "The fire was immediately extinguished by security. We are reviewing footage and are calling on witnesses to contact the police."

Police arrest individuals who allegedly threw a red substance at an Israeli flag and red smoke bombs in the middle of a demonstration, on December 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.