A military and ideological battle against ISIL is inevitable. The question is over what role, if any, the west should play in the coming carnage, and what strategy it should pursue in doing so.
Since the 1990s, and perhaps even …
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What are we going to do about terrorism?
ISIS want people to fear and hate Muslims. By giving into that, you are letting them win.
Returning to Trinity early will be difficult for students on Erasmus in France after Paris attacks
One student told that resuming studies in Trinity early is “not a viable option”
From Karbalā to Milltown via the South Circular Road
Michael Lanigan talks Islam and ISIS with Mudafar al-Tawash, a leader of Dublin’s Sunni community.
The Irish Sunni population flock in their droves each Friday to fill the Islamic Foundation of Ireland Mosque, on the South Circular Road, which, as its peak capacity, can accommodate about 800 persons. Like a condensed Mecca, the crowds spill …
The ‘ISIS crisis’ must be resolved in Syria, says Middle East academic
Nader Hashemi: Saudi Arabia interpretation of Islam has had a “corrosive effect” worldwide
“All roads lead to Damascus” in the fight to destroy ISIS, the Jihadi rebel group, Nader Hashemi told students at an event hosted by the Society for International Affairs (SoFIA) yesterday.
Hashemi, the director of the Centre for Middle East …
Going underground for ISIS
In early September, Newstalk aired an interview in which Dr Ali al-Saleh, the Imam of Milltown’s Ahlul Bayt Islamic Centre, noted his concerns regarding the presence of ISIS sympathisers in Ireland. Speaking on the show, al-Saleh said his son had …