Double jeopardy? Gay Muslims in America
Orlando shooting reaction has the feel of eternal recurrence
Friedrich Nietzsche, that great sage of despair, asked, “What if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: ‘This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more; and there will be […]
Nearly universally, the political response to Orlando is “hate your enemies more”
Every interest group has its villain in the shooting, and each seems to want to use this event to vanquish their boogeyman.
Several stabbed in London subway as incident being called terrorist attack
A couple of people were stabbed on Saturday night at a London subway station by a man who kept shouting that “this is for Syria.”
Triple suicide bombing linked to Boko Haram has killed at least 27 in Chad
A triple bombing in Chad is claimed by the Islamic separatist group Boko Haram as the group continues to try and impose fundamentalist Islamic law in four African nations.
TV networks descend on San Bernardino home to utter shock of many
Many people were shocked and dismayed when two major cable news outlets began swarming around the rented home of the San Bernardino murderers and broadcasting live.
San Bernardino murderers are declared to be followers of the Islamic State
In a radio broadcast on Saturday morning, the Islamic State declared that the two San Bernardino killers were members of its organization. The FBI, however, remains wary.
Turmoil in Egypt continues as Cairo nightclub is firebombed leaving 16 dead
Political turmoil continues to rage in Egypt as a firebombing at a Cairo nightclub on Friday has left 16 people dead.
FBI suspects San Bernardino killers may have been planning future attacks
The FBI has begun to lean toward the theory that the couple who murdered 14 people in San Bernardino on Wednesday may have been prepared to strike again over the long term.
Teenage girl is murdered by the Islamic State for attempting to return home
A young Bosnian girl from Austria who ran away to Syria has been murdered by the Islamic State for trying to escape and return to her home and family in Austria.