Political Islam in the News

Iran Regime TV Says Suicide Drone Production Has Tripled

PJ Media · August 25, 2026

Afghanistan Will Not Submit To Pakistan, Says Taliban Minister

Afghanistan International · August 25, 2026

Iranian girl: ‘My hijab is like a pink missile that is launched to strike the heart of Tel Aviv’

Jihad Watch · August 24, 2026

The hatred and bloodlust is inculcated from an extremely early age, and has as its foundation the Islamic teachings.

What Portugal's new burqa law says about banning face coverings

newarab.com · August 24, 2026

CSPII Commentary: Koran 33:59 "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused..." - Islamic veil is, therefore, a threat to personal security for all non-veiled women. Read more about the topic here

Repurposed Jihadists: Palestinian Terrorist Organizations Reborn as Political Parties

Gatestone Institute · August 24, 2026

Moving into a phase of enhanced "Quiet Jihad", terrorist activity is being temporally reduced in order to prevent sympathy for Israel from Western democracies as a reaction to terrorist action, and to then allow for political Islamic gains.

‘Barrel bomb mufti’ sentenced to life in Syria

aljazeera.com · August 24, 2026

Scholars urged to unite around defending Palestine, opposing US and Israel

taghribnews.com · August 24, 2026

CSPII Commentary: Islamic scholars are not united around the axis of defending Palestine, but not for the reasons that you think. There is a belief in the Islamic world that those currently leading the Palestinian cause are not acting in accordance with strict Sharia. History has shown that any sign of compromise by Palestinians and/or Islamic society working with non-Islamic leaders, was followed by violent action.

Woman Killed by Ex-Husband Amid Dispute Over Dowry in Central Afghanistan

kabulnow.com · August 24, 2026

Moment Afghan teen begs Taliban official for divorce from violent husband

Daily Mail · August 24, 2026

A Collective Descent Into Evil

frontpagemag.com · August 24, 2026

A new documentary makes sense of the October 7 savagery

Spanish case: Moral disengagement and antisemitism as explanation

JNS · August 23, 2026

Compared to other conflicts, including those that are deadlier or more brutal, Arab-Israeli discord occupies a prime and disproportionate place in the Western political imagination.