Islam

Turkey expelled alleged sympathizers of Fethullah Gulen from government jobs after the 2016 coup attempt. Other Islamic sects, and one in particular—the Menzil—are now filling the vacuum.

The rise of prison emirs and radicalization among incarcerated extremists means that governments must be as vigilant with prisoners as they are with fundamentalists on the street.

A new book on the West’s declinist anxiety is a welcome antidote to Islamophobic alarmism, but it could go further in debunking misguided notions of “us” and “them.”

Iran divides and disrupts in the Middle East, but it has a different playbook in Pakistan.

The suffering of Uighurs caught global attention this year—but the Chinese authorities weren’t moved.

The U.K. Labour Party’s abject failure to address anti-Semitism has garnered headlines, but hatred of Muslims is even more rampant in Britain—and the prime minister and his party have contributed to making it socially acceptable.

Coerced Uighur labor touches almost every part of the supply chain.

Many European far-right parties made their mark by railing against the EU. Now they are appealing to a pan-European identity to further their goal of a racially pure, white Christian continent.

U.S.-favored policies in Central Asia must be rolled back to help save the Uighur people.

Hindu nationalists have long wanted to reshape the region. Now they are getting their chance.

Anger at the presence of U.S. troops on sacred Saudi soil led Osama bin Laden to found al Qaeda and wage jihad on the West. The crown prince’s decision to welcome them back could light the fuse again.

The Trump administration has done more for the millions in camps than any Islamic leader.

The Saudi crown prince’s regional aggression and disdain for human rights have prompted religious scholars and pious pilgrims to refuse to go on the hajj. 

The two Oxford-educated leaders once preached liberal values—but found bigotry more convenient.

The Saudi crown prince vowed to crack down on radical clerics—but the victims have mostly been advocates for moderate Islam.

Muslim women obeying new rules are still being assaulted and harassed.

Old hatreds are coming out in the aftermath of the Easter bombings.

When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, a crackdown on the Muslim minority ensued.

Targeting terrorists and their networks brings only temporary success—but the long-term strategy needs to focus on discrediting the ideologies that attract attackers.

Assaults on Christian sites show terrorists are apostates as well as murderers.