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The Rationale for Suicide Bombings

Suicide attacks by jihadis mainly target other Muslims they labeled as apostates, infidels, or collaborators. See their rationalization.

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The Mahdi

Several weeks ago, when I was discussing the movie DUNE, I mentioned that one of the similarities the movie had to Islam was that Paul...

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The Islamic fervor for beheading

Last week in a federal courtroom in Alexandria Virginia, a British national admitted he was a key part of the Islamic State’s actions to...

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Do Religious Texts Inspire Violence?

Today’s blog may take a few extra minutes to read, but it covers an important scientific study. Let me explain. I was perusing some...

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The Islamic Hand Gesture

This past month, a Pentagon spokesperson suggested that ISIS is in a state of resurgence. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie Jr,...

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Sultan or Caliph? Erdogan’s Quest

President Erdogan of Turkey is trying to restore Turkey’s greatness in the Islamic world. Some of the things he has done reflect the...

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Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Afghanistan

There has been much discussion of late about pulling our troops out of that central Asian nation. An interesting article by Seth G. Jones...

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Civil War Among the Jihadis

Of the 1.8 billion Muslims on the planet, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the number of Jihadis between...