French police detain 19 suspected extremists
Nicolas Sarkozy gave no details about what the detainees are suspected of – only that the arrests were “in connection with a form of Islamist radicalism”.
View ArticleDCU gets €5m to investigate violent political extremism online
The research will look at the activities of violent jihadists, nationalist-separatists and extreme right-wing groups on the internet.
View ArticleBelgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
View ArticlePakistan medics remove bullet from shot child activist
14-year-old Malala Yosafzai is intensive care after being shot in the head by the Taliban on her school bus.
View ArticleLisa McInerney: The loudest voices in pro-life camp discredit the civil ones
There is common ground to be found between pro-life and pro-choice people, writes Lisa McInerney, but plastic foetuses and death threats are eroding it.
View ArticleNeo-Nazi linked to Breivik arrested amid fears of ‘major terrorist act’
Kristian Vikernes, who is said to have been linked with Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested by intelligence officers in France earlier today.
View Article139 arrested in China for ‘spreading jihad’
Beijing has warned of growing religious extremism in the western region of Xinjiang.
View ArticleMichael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale convicted of Lee Rigby murder
Rigby’s family said justice had been done, but “no amount of justice will bring Lee back”.
View ArticleAttacks on foreigners in Germany rise by 20%
New figures show that there were 473 xenophobic attacks in 2013 – up from 393 the previous year.
View ArticleOpinion: ‘Our children wake up crying in the night… Isis has stolen our lives’
Christian families in Mosul are being given four stark choices: convert to Islam, pay a tax for non-Muslims, leave the city, or have their heads cut off.
View ArticleOpinion: ‘I ate leaves and grass to stay alive’ – Iraqi families pushed from...
Religious minorities who have been forcefully displaced by Islamic State extremists face an uncertain future.
View ArticleOpinion: The killing and imprisonment of journalists should concern us all
Worrying press arrests in Ferguson and the grisly murder of James Foley underlines it is in all of our interests to ensure journalists can report without fear.
View Article‘I’ll Ride With You’: A blueprint for how we should deal with terrorism
Yesterday’s gesture by a Sydney commuter was an extraordinary show of solidarity and humanity – showing what differentiates us is negligible in comparison to what unites us.
View ArticleBrother of murdered French policeman: Do not confuse extremists with Muslims
Malek Merabet also chided the media for using footage of his brother’s killing.
View ArticlePope on Paris attacks: People become ‘enslaved to deviant forms of religion’
Pope Francis’ comments come as France’s deploys up to 10,000 security services to prevent further attacks.
View ArticleExplainer: What is Boko Haram and why can’t Nigeria stop them?
The group killed over 2,000 people last week.
View ArticleNew Charlie Hebdo will feature caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed
The magazine’s front page will be released this evening.
View ArticleOpinion: Learning from the Paris bloodshed – the need for an intercultural...
Irish sports clubs, and in particular the GAA, have been immeasurable helpful in warmly welcoming young people from diverse backgrounds.
View ArticleOpinion: An alliance between secular and religious people would defeat extremism
Defeating religious extremism cannot be left one group alone – we’re in this together.
View ArticleJihad.info: The site set up by a Muslim cleric to counter the “facade” of ISIS
Between 25 and 30 Irish people have travelled to the areas where ISIS is now active in recent years.
View ArticleA fateful Paris shopping trip, and the death that rocked France
18-year-old anti-fascist college student Clément Meric was killed on the streets of Paris two years ago.
View ArticleIsrael rounds up Jewish extremists after Palestinian baby is burned to death
The men are being held using detention laws usually reserved for Palestinians.
View ArticleRadical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary put back in jail for breaching his bail
He faces a trial in January.
View ArticleBono urges US lawmakers to view foreign aid as national security
The U2 frontman said he understands the financial stress countries are under as they debate how much aid to give.
View ArticleMan suspected of arming Paris supermarket jihadist arrested in Spain
Antoine Denevi, a 27-year-old from a small town in northern France, was detained yesterday.
View Article'It is not enough to scoff at the rise of extremism, it needs to be stopped'
The rise of the extremist right is more insidious and worrying, writes Aaron McKenna.
View ArticleIslamist guerillas behead hostage in the Philippines
The Abu Sayyaf, a small group of Islamic militants, killed the man.
View Article'Integration means you are Syrian and now you're Irish as well'
A welcome reception for Syrian refugees is being held in Blanchardstown today.
View ArticleGerman hostage beheaded by Islamist militants in the Philippines
“Up to the last moment, many sectors including the Armed Forces exhausted all efforts to save his life,” a spokesperson said.
View ArticleExtremist who called Jewish people 'subhuman animals' jailed in London
Lawrence Burns has been sentenced to four years in prison.
View Article'Drive them out of your community' - Trump delivers message to the Islamic...
Donald Trump was delivering a much anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleImam says extremists are targeting 'vulnerable' young Muslims in Ireland
The chair of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has said people who have been radicalised “need professional help”.
View ArticleGardaí monitoring a number of people using Facebook who are attempting to...
A number of pages have been removed in the last two weeks.
View ArticleA new generation of white nationalist groups flourish under Trump
Analysts say theses groups may have members in the tens of thousands and tacit supporters in the hundreds of thousands.
View ArticleTheresa May says Trump's retweets of Britain First were 'wrong' - but he's...
A Trump spokesperson says that whether the videos are accurate or not is unimportant.
View ArticleHow we're responding to the greatest crisis of our generation
Exploring integration and extremism in the context of the refugee crisis.
View ArticleReported for simply speaking Arabic? How Manchester is recovering from a...
What Ireland can learn from Manchester about radicalisation and Islamophobia.
View ArticleWhy does a person become radicalised? That's the million dollar question
We speak to experts and a young man who wanted to travel to Syria.
View Article'I want to join ISIS': How big a problem is radicalisation in Ireland?
The number of people who have radical or extreme Islamic views here varies from a handful to over 100, depending on who you ask.
View Article‘We're not talking about this enough': Ireland warned to take action against...
An expert has said better integration of asylum seekers and refugees must play a role in this process.
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