by Ali Ibrahim | Dec 17, 2014 | Opinion
The recent attacks by fanatical individuals in different cities and capitals across the world in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beg some important questions: are they just random terrorist attacks by psychologically fragile individuals, or is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2014 | World
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Australia’s Grand Mufti denounced the actions of a Muslim gunman who held more than a dozen people hostage in a café in downtown Sydney on Monday, as Australians took to social media to rally against Islamophobia. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2014 | World
Sydney, Reuters—Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe on Tuesday to free several hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a standoff that had dragged on for more than 16 hours. Media said three people, including the gunman, had been...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2014 | World
Sydney, Reuters—Australian police locked down the center of the country’s biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack. Police said...
