by ROBERT FANTINA One wonders how the racism that is so much a part of U.S. and Israeli society towards the Palestinians can have such strength. Racism against African-Americans in both countries is strong (witness the frequent shootings of black youths by whites in the United States, and the very high acquittal rates of those perpetrators, if they are even charged with a crime, and Israel’s rampant violence again people of African descent), and now racism is financing genocide. A look at some of the possible factors is interesting, frightening and disheartening. 1)   Palestinians speak Arabic. An estimated 295,000,000 … Continue reading Racist Societies: Israel and the U.S

by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah My Lord! I praise you, and You are most worthy of praise. I extol Your goodness in every way.I thank you for everything You have given me, as well as for what You have withheld from me. What You withhold from me is also a gift, for You know me better than I know myself. I beseech You to increase my determination to come to the aid of the oppressed, to help the weak, and give shelter to the displaced. Let me never find myself among the ranks of the oppressors, sinners, tyrants, and liars. O … Continue reading A Prayer for Pardon

Online advertising: Images of jihadists posing with guns play a powerful part in recruitment The landscape of jihad is wildly different today from just a decade ago. Then we had known centres of radical activism like the Finsbury Park Mosque and hate preachers such as Omar Bakri Mohammed and Abu Hamza. All these preachers have now been removed from the country. But in many respects preachers and mosques no longer matter. Much has been written about the role of the internet in the radicalisation of some Muslims. The ubiquity of social media has meant that hundreds of foreign fighters now … Continue reading Social media seduces jihadist recruits far more effectively than old fashioned ‘hate preachers’

A still from the ISIS video featuring Cardiff students Reyaad Khan, 20, Nasser Muthana, also 20, and his younger brother Aseel, 17. There are now more than twice as many British Muslims fighting for Islamic State than there are serving in the British armed forces, according to a British Member of Parliament (MP). Khalid Mahmood, the MP for Perry Barr in Birmingham, estimates that at least 1,500 young British Muslims have been recruited by extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria in the last three years. Mahmood told Newsweek that this figure had been building since the start of the Syrian … Continue reading ‘Twice as Many’ British Muslims Fighting for ISIS Than in UK Armed Forces

A video showing the apparent beheading of a US journalist by an Islamic State fighter speaking with a British accent appears to be genuine and is “an appalling example of the brutality of this organisation, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said. US authorities are investigating the video posted to YouTube on Tuesday purporting the beheading of journalist James Foley, who went missing in Syria in 2012. Hammond said the video had not been verified but “all the hallmarks point to it being genuine” and acknowledged that the killer spoke with a British accent. James Foley disappeared in 2012 in Syria … Continue reading Birmingham or London Militant? : Who ‘Beheaded Journalist James Foley’ Spoke With A ‘British Accent’

  By Sam Muhho   The number one goal of any empire is to divide. The reason for this is the fact that empire’s objective is to consolidate power and in order to do so, it must make sure that no other geopolitical competitor is allowed to consolidate its own power for whatever objective, be it beneficial to the people or not. In the case of the Middle East, the fractious and multi-faceted ethnic, religious, and historical background of this ever-shifting region provides a fertile ground for the incubation of modern-day neo-imperialist subversion and covert destabilization. This can take a wide array … Continue reading Hamas, Palestine and the Geopolitics of Resistance