Category: Islam

Muslims showed up warily and in reduced numbers for the first Friday prayers since the nightclub massacre here, as some mosques stepped up security and hired armed guards. (FOX)- At the Islamic Center of Orlando, not far from Walt Disney World, as many as 1,500 people usually come during Friday prayers. This Friday, hundreds arrived—a much smaller crowd than […]

VIOLENT FAMILY HISTORY Orlando killer’s mom accused of beating pro-Taliban husband (FOX)- Omar Mateen, the Orlando nightclub attacker, grew up in a home frought with violence, with his mother accused of beating her husband during their many fights, according to reports published Saturday shedding new light on what may have helped spark the massacre. Police […]

Authorities have raided dozens of homes and arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror investigation which they say required “immediate intervention.” (FOX)- The federal prosecutor’s office said early Saturday homes and car ports were searched in 16 municipalities, mostly in and around Brussels. The statement said 40 people were taken for interrogation, of which 12 […]

Iraqi government forces cleared mines and explosives left behind by the Islamic State group in recently recaptured areas of Fallujah, as fighting continued in other parts of the city Saturday, an Iraqi military official said. (FOX)- Military operations were ongoing in Fallujah, with the air force hitting targets in the city including IS snipers positioned […]

Robbie Abell, owner of a Florida gun shop, says he alerted authorities that a suspicious man had come in asking about body armor. (Breitbart)- Five weeks later, Omar Mateen – equipped with weapons he bought at a different shop after Abell’s employees refused to sell to him – killed 49 people and injured as many at […]

The Iraqi military seized a government building in the heart of Fallujah from Islamic State militants on Friday marking a major step forward in the terror fight, a U.S. military spokesman confirmed. (FOX)- “The building is roughly in the center of town. The fight to take the building was supported by multiple coalition strikes,” Col. […]

The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages during the Pulse nightclub rampage, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN. (CNN)- Around 4 a.m. on June 12, about two hours after he started the attack and while holed up in a bathroom, Omar Mateen texted his wife, Noor Salman, asking if […]

A new Department of Homeland Security report urges rejecting use of Islamic terms such as “jihad” and “sharia” in programs aimed at countering terrorist radicalization among American youth. (FOX)- The Homeland Security Advisory Council report recommends that the department focus on American milliennials by allocating up to $100 million in new funding. It also urges greater private sector […]

UN human rights investigators have for the first time accused so-called Islamic State of committing genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria. (BBC)- A report says IS has subjected members of the religious group it has captured to the “most horrific of atrocities”, killing or enslaving thousands. The group’s aim is to completely erase the […]

Taliban leaders in Afghanistan reportedly are using an unusual Trojan horse against national police: “beautiful” young boys held as sex slaves to get past checkpoints and kill police officers. (FOX)- The AFP reported that the attacks in southern Afghanistan have been crippling to the force and exploit the practice of “bacha bazi,” which mean “boy play.” […]