Center for the Study of Political Islam International

51% of Islamic doctrinal texts refers to the treatment of non-Muslims and is, therefore, political. The goal of Political Islam is the submission of all humanity to Mohammed and Allah.
TROP Acquisition - Carrousel

After 25 years, the world’s most comprehensive open-source record of Islamic violent terror attacks and news on Political Islam, www.thereligionofpeace.com (TROP), passes to CSPII. Read the press release or go to the new CSPII TROP Page.

MB Project - Carrousel_final

The purpose of this book is to enable everyone to understand the Brotherhood’s objectives, strategy, and tactics. It also shows their direct origins in the primary Islamic doctrine. This knowledge is essential to national security [...]

Muslim Brotherhood
FGM Carrousel_final

297–307 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM. Our study shows a strong correlation between FGM and the influence of Islamic doctrine [...] 577,000 victims in the United States, 161,000 in Canada [...]

CSPII FGM INDEX 2026

Analytical Articles

September 3, 2026

The Religion of Peace (TROP) Is Now Part of the Center for the Study of Political Islam International (CSPII)

After 25 years, the world's most comprehensive open-source record of Islamic violent terror attacks and news on Political Islam passes to CSPII Brno, Czech Republic — CSPII announced today that www.thereligionofpeace.com — known worldwide as TROP — will...

August 2, 2026

The Black Muslim Paradox: Islamic Slavery Then & Now

Islamic slavery never ended — and Black people have been one of its core targets for 1,400 years. In this episode of Coffee & PI (Political Islam), Milan Podlipny (CSPII CEO) and Pastor Dumisani Washington (founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity...

June 13, 2026

Violent Jihad Against Christians in Nigeria: A Missionary’s Testimony

In this episode of Coffee & PI, Milan Podlipny, CEO of CSPII, interviews Olufemi Oyerinde, a Nigerian Christian pastor and missionary. Olufemi comes from a Christian-Islamic family where he both went to Christian church and attended Koranic school, and...

June 3, 2026

No More Exceptions: Europe’s Historic Stand Against Sharia Law—Part 2

In January 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2253 that demanded the abolition of Sharia law application in member states and the protection of human rights "regardless of religious or cultural...

CSPII Monitor

July 11, 2026

How the Media Defends Sharia: From Doctrine to Personal Stories

Two recent articles attempt to calm American concerns about Sharia by changing the subject. The first, Salam Al-Marayati’s “ Sharia is a framework for Muslims — not a threat to America ,” presents Sharia as a spiritual and moral path, a set of ethical...

July 5, 2026

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance Toward Christians: The Ashtiname Story

Lily Jay’s piece about the “ secret letter ” allegedly written by Mohammed to Christians is a good example of a growing genre of Islamic apologetics aimed at Western Christian audiences: take a nice-sounding fragment, remove the surrounding legal and...

Research

September 18, 2025

Islamophobia

Introduction The term "Islamophobia" has become a widely used label in public discourse, media, academia, and politics. It is often used to denote fear, hatred, or discrimination against Muslims. However, a closer examination reveals that the term is...

January 3, 2025

Violent Jihad

Contents What is violent jihad Violent jihad: a major part of Islamic doctrine Jihad should be waged against the Kafir What happens to Kafirs in violent jihad Jihad: the best action Jihad: a successful tactic Jihadis Mohammed: the first jihadi Jihadis are...

Global Report on Islamic Terrorism

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Islamic Terrorists have carried out Jihad Attacks Since 9/11
Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026
Attacks 11
Killed 10
Injured 23
Countries 8
August, 2026
Attacks 98
Killed 518
Injured 450
Countries 32
This Day in History
An 8-month pregnant police officer is executed in front of her family
Sep 4, 2021: Firozkoh, Afghanistan 🔗
An 8-month pregnant police officer is executed in front of her family

List of Attacks

Political Islam in the News

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Political Islam Around the World

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Ceuta: Spanish Police Dismantle Government Narrative, Point to Moroccan Agents
European Conservative · September 2, 2026

A leaked police report says uniformed and plainclothes members of Morocco’s security forces directed the mass entry on July 30, contradicting the version defended by Pedro Sánchez throughout the crisis.

IS Aims to Establish Strongholds in Mozambique
adf-magazine.com · September 2, 2026
Australians accused of involvement with IS look set to face trial in Iraq
abc.net.au · September 2, 2026

Local Iraqi authorities say they have finishing interrogating more than 5700 prisoners transferred from Syria earlier this year.

What is sharia? Muslims and Texas Republicans have very different answers
religionnews.com · September 1, 2026

CSPII Commentary: One of the most important things about the Sharia is that it is considered to be Allah’s law, that it is superior to man-made law, and that it should rule over the non-Muslim as well as the Muslim. The Sharia has different schools of thought that differ on small issues. However, all of the schools agree on the need for jihad and on the inferior status of non-Muslims. Learn more about Sharia

Women and Children

 

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Pakistani man gets 7-year prison term in child rape case
koreatimes.co.kr · September 2, 2026

A Pakistani man was sentenced in South Korea for sexually assaulting two foreign children at an Incheon mosque in 2008 while teaching Quran classes.

Human Rights

in Islamic Countries

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The Minorities Who Built Karachi
theamericanconservative.com · August 31, 2026
Over 100-Year-Old Hindu Temple Razed In Pakistan To Make Space For Madrassa
New Delhi Television (NDTV) · September 1, 2026

Critical Voices

Commentaries by Non-CSPII Authors

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Ex-Muslim Goes Undercover at Mosque in UK, What This Imam Said is Terrifying
youtu.be · September 2, 2026

YouTube video (SaharTV) about an ex-Muslim going undercover at a mosque in the UK.

Europe has become Islam's playground
Israel National News (Arutz Sheva) · September 2, 2026

Is Europe so shortsighted that it does not realize that Islamic mega-gifts have strings attached? Or does it simply not care? Opinion.

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Islamic organizations adhere to the Islamic doctrine found in the Koran, Sira and the Hadith. 51% of this doctrine relates to non-Muslims. We define this 51% of the doctrine about non-Muslims as "Political Islam." Therefore, all Islamic organizations represent Political Islam to some extent.

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