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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Islamic extremism

Islamic extremism stories: 29 news summaries

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Bhutto Killing: Deadly Blow to Pakistan Stability

Musharraf blames terrorists for assassination

Dec 27, 07 1:51 PM CST
(Newser) - The assassination of Benazir Bhutto deals a devastating setback to hopes for political stability in Pakistan. The death today of the nation's most charismatic opposition leader is likely to trigger an outpouring of anti-government sentiment, political analysts tell the Wall Street Journal, and force postponement of next month's scheduled... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Islamic extremism

Terror Takes Center Stage
in Pakistan Vote

Bhutto, Sharif blast Musharraf for rise in extremist attacks

Dec 26, 07 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Two weeks ahead of elections, Islamic extremism has become a central issue in the intensifying three-way race for control of Pakistan's parliament, AFP reports. Benazir Bhutto yesterday took her campaign to Peshawar, the heart of the troubled northwest, and bashed Pervez Musharraf's handling of the terrorist threat. Militants have promised... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Peshawar • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Benazir Bhutto • terrorist • Islamic extremism • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Afghan border

Saudis Foil Hajj Attack

Militants aiming to disrupt Muslim ritual nabbed

Dec 22, 07 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - As millions of Muslims completed the annual Hajj pilgrimage yesterday, Saudi police said they'd arrested a group that had been planning attacks, Al Arabiya reports. An official said the al-Qaeda suspects, detained at cities across the country, had been intent on disrupting the ritual and causing "security confusion."... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • terrorism • terror plots • Mecca • Islamic extremism • al-Qaeda

Fundamentalists Appeared After First English Bible

Having book in a common tongue allowed readers' own interpretations

Dec 12, 07 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The first English translation of the Bible led to the rise of fundamentalist interpretations of scripture, a Harvard professor writes in a new book. In Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and its Reformation Opponents, James Simpson writes that once the general public no longer had to rely on clergy... More »

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fundamentalism • Protestants • Islamic extremism • Bible • Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and its Reformation Opponents • James Simpson

Online Jihad Seeks Western Converts

Turning Iraq footage into hip-hop videos is one recruiting tool

Oct 15, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jihadists have long used the internet to spread their message, but now a growing number of Western-based extremists are tapping into a Western audience by giving the message a pop-culture twist, the Times reports. They act as middlemen, translating newsletters and relaying videos from militant Islamic leaders; they also turn... More »

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Internet • Islamic extremism • blogger • Islamic Jihad

Padilla Guilty of Aiding Terrorism

Dirty-bomb suspect faces life after 3-year detention

Aug 16, 07 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US District Court convicted Jose Padilla, a US citizen once suspected in a dirty-bomb plot, of conspiring to commit terrorism abroad by providing aid to Islamic extremists. Padilla, a former Guantanamo detainee who became symbolic of the Bush administration's aggressive legal arguments for detaining suspected terrorists, was not charged... More »

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terrorism • Jose Padilla • trial • Guantanamo Bay • conviction • conspiracy • terrorist • Islamic extremism • dirty bomb • Patriot Act • al-Qaeda

In Pakistan, a Birthday Marred by Violence

Nation turns 60 amid bomb attacks and political upheaval

Aug 14, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence today at a moment plagued by violence and shadowed by political uncertainty, the Independent writes. A roadside bomb killed four civilians yesterday near the border with Afghanistan, where the Taliban is allegedly regrouping. Attacks have multiplied since July from tribal areas to... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • India • independence • roadside bomb • Islamabad • Islamic extremism • state of emergency • election

Musharraf Backs Down From  Emergency Rule

Under pressure, ruling general instead moves toward elections

Aug 9, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - After wide speculation that he would invoke emergency measures to deal with mounting violence and instability, Pakistan's president put out word today that he will stay the course on elections, Reuters reports. Beset by Islamic militants, constitutional challenges and declining poll numbers, Pervez Musharraf was thought to be on the... More »

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War on Terror • Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Condoleezza Rice • Islamic extremism • state of emergency • Pakistan elections • al-Qaeda • election

Musharraf Bails on Karzai Meeting

Pakistan chief snubs Afghan jirga; US claims 'good reasons'

Aug 8, 07 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf has backed out of meetings with his Afghan counterpart in an abrupt snub that initially shocked Washington. Musharraf told Hamid Karzai he has other “engagements" at home in Pakistan and can't attend the meeting of tribal leaders intended to discuss military violence. The US is looking into... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Hamid Karzai • United States • Islamabad • Islamic extremism • jirga • tribal leaders

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