When people come face-to-face with what others believe, they may not like it.
It’s not as invincible as you might think.
The European Court of Human Rights invoked “religious peace” as a reason to limit criticisms of the Prophet Muhammad.
Recent reporting has probed the link between virtual hate and real-world action. But the connection remains murky.
Weeping, reciting poetry, singing hymns—these are all part of jihadi culture. Does appreciating that culture risk downplaying the militants’ barbarity?
She is almost entirely fictitious—so why are some people so keen to believe otherwise?
Despite claiming responsibility for attacks like the one in London, the group is dying. It will retain the ability to inspire.
How to challenge Islam while defending its adherents
The trope posits an overly simplistic understanding of jihadist radicalization, and demeans Muslims in general.
Trinidad has the highest rate of Islamic State recruitment in the Western hemisphere. How did this happen?
The debate over Islam’s role echoes earlier arguments about ideology in human affairs.
The sinister narcissism of ISIS and its lone-wolf emulators
Dying for a cause—minus the cause
One theory holds that such attacks are a response to territorial losses. But maybe there's no strategy behind them at all.
How the man behind the Danish cartoons crisis thinks about free speech, 10 years on
Why are so many ISIS recruits ex-cons and converts?
Is martyrdom about the afterlife? Or fame in this life?
ISIS’s countercultural appeal is real. And it must be taken seriously.
The Paris attacks showed how even fringe appeal to a “microscopic minority” can do massive damage.
Is it possible to stop terrorism before it happens?