Palestinian men pray in the Arab East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-amid.
Ammar Awad/Reuters
Religion and modernity need not be at odds with one another, and many leading Muslim thinkers are plumbing early texts to promote progressive ideas.
The morning after November 13.
Reuters/Yves Herman
Terrorists have attacked leaders and civilians in France many times before, and for a dizzying array of reasons.
French police stand guard outside the national soccer stadium
Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Under pressure in the Middle East, ISIS is turning to terrorism in Europe with a new set of predictable goals.
Dark days.
Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
IS claims responsibility for series of assaults. President Hollande says it is an ‘act of war’.
Reuters/Patrick Fallon
The British government’s position is that this was a legitimate act of self-defence in a war zone. But there are other issues to examine.
Sinai: a whole lot of trouble ahead.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Whatever caused the crash of a Russian airliner over the northern Sinai, it’s finally brought the world’s attention back to a critical security crisis.
One of many: a Free Syrian Army fighter.
Reuters
Russia has started bombing some of the groups machinating against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Who are they, and what do they want?
EPA/Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
On the case: Thai policemen.
Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom
The Thai authorities have finally announced they are exploring a connection between the recent Bangkok bombing and Chinese Uighur separatists. Why?
Not so secure.
Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate has been terrorising the Sinai Peninsula for months – and now it’s upping the ante.
The aftermath.
EPA/Raed Qutena
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 27 worshippers at a Shia mosque.
Terrorism has moved online, and policing must follow.
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Tackling extremist and terrorist propaganda online is vital, but must be done with safeguards in mind.
The dogmas of ruling and rebel groups in Africa conflate political conflict and spirituality.
Reuters/Alain Amontchi
The failure of African states to adequately address their racial, ethnic, cultural, religious and economic differences provided the fertile ground on which rebel groups now prosper.
American al-Qaida militant Adam Gadahn in a video grab from 2008.
REUTERS/IntelCenter/Handout
The death of al-Qaida propagandist and “traitor” Adam Gadahn, known as Azzam the American, got scant attention – just what the US government wanted. A scholar examines the definition of treason.
Many Nigerians have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
The failures of the African Union raise serious questions about when to deploy its security apparatus in general and the Africa Standby Force in particular.
Kenyan security forces react to the attack on Garissa University College.
EPA/Dai Kurokawa
The terrorist group’s attack on Garissa University College show how quickly regional security is deteriorating.
Damage from a Boko Haram bomb in Maiduguiri that claimed 51 lives.
EPA/Deji Yake
As Nigeria goes to the polls, the fight against Boko Haram may be reaching a turning point – but in whose favour?
A losing battle? Iraqi troops and Shia volunteers near Tikrit.
EPA/Baraa Kanaan
Iraq rolled into Tikrit with big promises of a major victory against Islamic State. The world is still waiting.
Come together: Tunisians protest the attack on the Bardo Museum.
EPA/Mohamed Messara
Tunisia has come further than any post-Arab Spring nation – so it’s no wonder it drew Islamic State’s ghastly attention.
Tunisian soldiers take up positions outside the National Bardo museum.
EPA/Mohamed Messara
Tunisia’s problem with radical Islamism has been steadily brewing since the days of the Ben Ali regime.