ISIS Takeovers in Iraq: Biggest Islamist Victory Since 9/11

issue 119 19.06.14

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ISIS Takeovers in Iraq: Biggest Islamist Victory Since 9/11

The West needs to understand that ISIS' motivation is explicitly ideological, Islamist and anti-democratic. More

U.S. Christian Leaders Enamored by Iran's 'Open-Minded' Rulers Americans get the impression from these leaders that Iranians would be reasonable if only we were more conciliatory. More
Taliban Cuts Off Ink-Stained Fingers of Voters in Afghanistan The Taliban had warned the population that the punishment would occur and to "remain far away from the polling stations." More
Canadian Slashes Wife, Daughter in Attempted Honor Killing A husband and father viciously attacked his wife and daughter with a butcher knife in what police are investigating as an honor crime. More

MORENEWS

CAIR Official Compares U.S. "Military Terrorism" to Taliban		3 Israeli Teenagers, One of them American, Kidnapped by Hamas		Iranian Enmity With ISIS Not A Reason For Detente
Spain: Critic of Islam Facing Death Threats to Be Deported		Activists Fight Epidemic of Sexual Harassment in Yemen		Tunisia, Lebanon: Girls Burned, Strangled in Honor Killings
Indonesia Destroying Churches as Islamist Influence Grows		Michigan Rep Doubles Down on Support for Islamist Event		State Dept. Gives Pass to Islamist Imam - Vetting Process Broken
UK Sanctions 5 Public Schools for Promoting Islamic Extremism		Egypt's New President El-Sisi Apologizes to Tahrir Rape Victim		Execution of Iranian Political Activist Sparks Outrage in Iran

FEATUREDVIDEOS

The Brutal Face of ISIS Warning; Graphic Content. The "Islamic State in Syria and Iraq" has taken over vast territory in Iraq in the last weeks. The group has executed thousands of Shiite and Iraqi security personnel and are proud of their deeds. They aim to establish an Islmic caliphate run by strict sharia law in the Levant. Watch

Sexually Assaulted in Tahrir Square: Women Speak Out

A Canadian Journalist Confronts Pakistani Imam

Iran, Russia Look to Iraq for American Resolve Against Jihadists

QUOTABLEQUOTES

"Saying ‘Death to America’ is easy. We need to express ‘Death to America’ with action."

- Hassan Rouhani
President of Iran

RECOMMENDEDREADING

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future By Vali Nasr A brilliant dissection of the political and theological antagonisms within Islam, providing a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and shedding crucial light on its modern-day consequences. Buy Now

READERSWRITE

	Re: "Muslims Must Rise Up to Fix Sharia Laws" by Ahmed Vanya -- This is a very thoughtful article. Slavery, concubineage and apostasy laws are all practices of a bygone era. They have no place in modern Islam. G.M.
	Thank you for the work that you do. Your contributions towards the United States and international counter-terrorism efforts may go un-recognized, but you have done the world a great duty. L. S.

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