The BBC recently broadcasted a documentary titled "Undercover with the Clerics: Iraq's Secret Sex Trade." The program focused on Iraqi religious leaders who are turning young Muslim women and girls into prostitutes, convincing them to practice "nikah mut'ah" (pleasure marriage or temporary Continue Reading
Christians say defeating IS won’t make Iraq safe for them
By Balint Szlanko IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — As operations to retake the militant-held city of Mosul ramp up, Iraqi Christians displaced from the area by the Islamic State group say that even if the militants are defeated militarily, the country will not be safe for minorities. Qaraqosh, the biggest Continue Reading
How ISIS Spread in the Middle East
By David Ignatius “It is perfectly true, as the philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition: that it must be lived forwards.” This observation was made in 1843 by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in a journal entry, but it might have Continue Reading
At a castle in Austria, villagers and refugees celebrate Eid al-Adha
By Shadia and Nasralla An ancient castle in an Austrian village somewhere between Vienna and Hungary is not where you would expect to see an Islamic celebration. But on Thursday, Austrians in the village of Bruckneudorf came together with Syrian and Iraqi refugees to celebrate the Islamic Continue Reading