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.
2026-09 - Obsession w Israel_sm

This paper examines why Israel receives a degree of hostile attention from Islamic movements, organizations, governments, media outlets, and activists that is vastly disproportionate to its territory, population, or share of global conflict [...]

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 24, 2026

The Islamic Obsession with Israel: Its Doctrinal Foundations and Strategic Functions

This paper examines why Israel receives a degree of hostile attention from Islamic movements, organizations, governments, media outlets, and activists that is vastly disproportionate to its territory, population, or share of global conflict. The phenomenon...

September 23, 2026

CSPII Representative Speaks at Security Seminar in the Chamber of Deputies | Czech Parliament

Milan Podlipný, CEO of CSPII, spoke in the Chamber of Deputies at a seminar on the international situation and security issues in 2026. In his contribution, he placed current world events in the context of Islamic political doctrine and its impact on non-...

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...

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
Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026
Attacks 15
Killed 448
Injured 50
Countries 10
September, 2026
Attacks 82
Killed 545
Injured 337
Countries 27
This Day in History
A pastor, woman and two young girls are machine-gunned in their church
Oct 20, 2013: Warraq, Egypt 🔗
A pastor, woman and two young girls are machine-gunned in their church

List of Attacks

Political Islam in the News

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Political Islam Around the World

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Bangladeshi Islamic Writer Defines Armed Jihad as Making Islam Victorious
jagonews24.com · October 20, 2026
CSPII Commentary: The article cites several Koranic verses and Sahih Hadiths. Although it explicitly rejects terrorism and indiscriminate attacks occurring in some places, the
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author declares that the objective of jihad is to establish Islam and its supremacy everywhere, bringing people from the “injustice of different religions” to the “justice of Islam.”
India: Madrasa Association Backs Socialist Opposition Candidates in State Ruled by Hindu-Nationalist BJP
Organizer.Org · October 19, 2026
CSPII Commentary: An association of Islamic school administrators in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, has endorsed nine candidates from the Samajwadi Party, whose
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traditional electoral base includes Muslim voters. The move raises questions about the political mobilization of religious educational networks against the ruling BJP.
Malaysia: ISIS targets children through online games
freemalaysiatoday.com · October 19, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to turn Israel into 'scorched earth'
Israel National News (Arutz Sheva) · October 19, 2026
Bangladeshi Islamic Writer Defines Armed Jihad as Making Islam Victorious
jagonews24.com · October 20, 2026
CSPII Commentary: The article cites several Koranic verses and Sahih Hadiths. Although it explicitly rejects terrorism and indiscriminate attacks occurring in some places, the
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author declares that the objective of jihad is to establish Islam and its supremacy everywhere, bringing people from the “injustice of different religions” to the “justice of Islam.”
India: Madrasa Association Backs Socialist Opposition Candidates in State Ruled by Hindu-Nationalist BJP
Organizer.Org · October 19, 2026
CSPII Commentary: An association of Islamic school administrators in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, has endorsed nine candidates from the Samajwadi Party, whose
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traditional electoral base includes Muslim voters. The move raises questions about the political mobilization of religious educational networks against the ruling BJP.

Women and Children

 

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Child marriage in southern Germany: Over 350 cases recorded, some brides as young as 11
Euro News · October 16, 2026

AfD request brings hundreds of child marriages to light – Baden-Württemberg recorded 358 child marriages since 2012, including brides as young as 11. Only eight were formally annulled, while hundreds ended through other legal outcomes or no action.

Human Rights

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Pakistan: Clerics Demand Ban on "Qadiani" (a religious slur used to refer to Ahmadi Muslims) Preaching and Removal from Key Positions
dunya-com-pk.translate.goog · October 20, 2026
CSPII Commentary: The Ahmadis, a 19th-century Islamic movement originating in British India, present themselves as a nonviolent branch of Islam and frequently preach to non-Muslims
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that Islam is a religion of peace and poses no threat, while deliberately misrepresenting Islamic doctrine and portraying violent and hostile Islamic actors as misinterpreting the ideology.
22-Year-Old Protester Sentenced to Death in Iran
Iran Wire · October 19, 2026

Critical Voices

Commentaries by Non-CSPII Authors

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Islam and Western Civilization
theimaginativeconservative.org · October 20, 2026
On Civilizational Suicide
billmuehlenberg.com · October 20, 2026

Jihad

 

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Hijra

Political Islam in Non-Islamic Countries

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Austria: Islamic Community Announces Nationwide Open-Mosque Day
www-ots-at.translate.goog · October 17, 2026
CSPII Commentary: Is Interfaith Openness a One-Way Street? “Open Mosque Day” invites non-Muslims to discover Islam under the banner of interfaith understanding. Classical
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commentators interpreted Koan 25:72, 72:18 and 5:2 as condemning attendance at non-Muslim ceremonies, and Islamic authorities often draw strict boundaries around that. Mohammed distinguished Muslim festivals from those of other religions (Hadith Bukhari 952; Hadith Muslim 892a) and warned against following Jewish and Christian ways (Hadith Bukhari 7320; Hadith Muslim 2669a). IslamQA and IslamWeb prohibit participation in non-Muslim religious ceremonies, while even Egypt’s more permissive Dar al-Ifta excludes rituals contrary to Islam (Fatwa 3644).

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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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