By Matt Stevens and Gabe Cohn Federal authorities said Wednesday they had arrested an Iraqi citizen and longtime member of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State who fled after killing an Iraqi police officer in 2014, eventually settling in Sacramento as a purported refugee. The man, Omar Ameen, 45, is Continue Reading
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
By Russell Goldman They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement inIndonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in all sizes, shapes and colors — and with terminology that can mean different things in different places. The Quran is oblique in its references to “hijab,” Continue Reading
ISIS in America
By Karen Yourish and Josh Williams None of the people accused of plotting attacks received specific direction from the Islamic State abroad, according to the evidence presented in legal documents and other public information that were analyzed by The New York Times and the Center on National Continue Reading
Jihad and Girl Power: How ISIS Lured 3 London Girls
By Katrin Bennhold LONDON — The night before Khadiza Sultana left for Syria she was dancing in her teenage bedroom. It was a Monday during the February school vacation. Her niece and close friend, at 13 only three years younger than Khadiza, had come for a sleepover. The two girls wore matching Continue Reading