If Islam Means Peace, Why Is Much Of Its Theology Soaked In Hatred, Humiliation, Offensive War?

By Sultan Shahin, New Age Islam October 10, 2016 Fifteen years after 9/11, the scourge of violent Islamist extremism has become even more complex and deadly. The alacrity with which 30,000 Muslims from around the world joined the so-called Islamic State’s war against humanity has puzzled many. How could a peaceful, pluralistic religion be subverted so easily to create inhuman monsters? Among many factors, social, economic, political, psychological, the one common feature is a brainwashing of vulnerable people on the basis of a supremacist, xenophobic, intolerant, exclusivist and totalitarian Jihadi theology. This is a blatant misuse of Islam, a spiritual path to salvation, that 1.6 billion Muslims believe, teaches peace, pluralism,...

Every 7 Seconds, a Girl Younger than 15 Gets Married: Save the Children

Fawzia poses for a picture as she spends her jail term in one of the tribal elders' house in Paktika province, Afghanistan July 27, 2016. Picture taken July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer Most Afghan Women Sentenced To Jail Serve In Tribal Elders’ Home, Not Prison Malaysian Woman Fights against Islamic Laws Imposed On Her Because Father Is A Muslim Muslim Women's Law Board Chief Moots New Marriage Act, AIMPLB Trashes Idea Nigerian Televangelist Randomly Donates To Indian Muslim Acid Attack Victim Patriarchy Couldn't Stop This 14-Year-Old Muslim Girl from Becoming a Wushu Martial Arts Champion Kendall Jenner Accused of Cultural Appropriation for Wearing Burqa as Disguise Compiled by New Age Islam...

Afghanistan NSA Urges Sunni, Shia Scholars to Recognize Enemies of Unity

At Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire (pictured), 44 per cent of the 447 inmates are Muslim. It is the highest proportion in any British jail and nearly double the number recorded less than a decade ago Salafism Brought Kerala ISIS Group Together Pak Human Rights Commission Slams Faith-Based Violence in Balochistan Europe's Jails Are 'Breeding Grounds' For Jihadists Because ISIS See Criminals as Ideal Recruits US Paid Half A Billion Dollars to Produce Fake Terrorism Videos in Iraq -- South Asia Afghanistan NSA Urges Sunni, Shia Scholars to Recognize Enemies of Unity Al-Qaeda Attack Survivor Says Quran Makes Her 'Such a Good Atheist' Bangladesh Offers Cash to Lure Militants Away From Terrorism Afghan forces clear...