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Osama bin Laden speaks at a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/Files JIR/DL

Will Qaeda’s Leadership Take over Global Terrorism again?

by Hani Nasira | Nov 22, 2016 | Features

Dubai – Over the past months, ISIS has witnessed significant regression not only in fighting, but also in its power of ideological attraction, which has exposed it to major threats that will lead it to lose its supporters. The terrorist organization has lost its...

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An Iraqi soldier in Mosul. (Photo: Reuters)

Mosul…not the End of ISIS

by Hani Nasira | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

Dubai – The liberation operation in Mosul has kicked off on 17 October, two years after its fall under the control of ISIS following the escape of Nouri al-Maliki’s forces on 9 and 10 June 2014. However, this battle has been difficult on all levels, and...

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A bombed Vodafone store in Cairo in February. REUTERS/Mohamed
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Terror Strategies Resume in Egypt after Calm

by Hani Nasira | Oct 25, 2016 | Features

Dubai- Terrorism in Egypt has resumed by targeting governmental figures and renewing attacks against national forces in Sinai. After a remarkable regression in its activities in Sinai, Cairo, and other regions, a new phase of terrorism has relaunched coinciding with...

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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS militants marching in Raqqa, Syria. AP

A Look into Fundamentalists Choosing Islamist Organizations

by Hani Nasira | Oct 11, 2016 | Features

Dubai- There are a lot of differences between “religion” and “religious devoutness”. Religion is the supreme teachings of God while “devoutness” is an individual or collective choice that may be taken towards one of these two directions: additional tolerance,...

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A police officer frisks a man arriving for Friday prayers at
the Al A’ali Grand Mosque, where joint Sunni and Shi’ite prayers were held to show solidarity and co-existence between the two sects
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Gulf between Iran’s Meddling, ISIS’ Terrorism

by Hani Nasira | Oct 4, 2016 | Features

Terrorist operations that have taken place in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries since the eighties and nineties have targeted both Sunnis and Shi’ites. In the same period, many extremist groups have emerged simultaneously with the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979...