Anti-Soviet Jihad

Aimen describes the counter-coup which has taken place inside the Islamic Republic against Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, the key to understanding the failure of the Islamabad peace talks. Join the Conflicted Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://conflicte ...  Show more

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to journalist Jason Burke about his new book The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s. Jason explains: Why the origins of modern terrorism lie earlier than the Afghan jihad of the 1980s The global revolu ...  Show more

Don’t miss this weeks podcast as Dr Jasser explains why the January 15 terror incident at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville Texas committed by Islamist terrorist Malik Faisal Akram highlights how deep the radicalization of Muslims by so-called "mainstream" American Islamist ...  Show more

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates the news. This audacious attack on a neighbouring country has shocked Europe with its sheer brutality. Of course, Muslims have experience of Russia’s tactics in war, from Grozny in Chechnya to East Aleppo and beyond – the Russian military ma ...  Show more

This week Dr. Jasser reflects on the beginning of Ramadan and also looks at why jihadists from Chechnya would fight with Russia against Ukraine. Zuhdi answers the question: what's in it for them? The Red-Green axis joins in their mutual belligerence. It's inescapable that our Ame ...  Show more

This week Dr. Jasser looks at the premature reports by Saudi that ISIS is on the outs. As a movement, the organization may be but the ideology of Salafi-jihadism is stronger than it ever was. Also, Turkey’s Islamists led by Erdogan are more belligerent than ever. Time to boot the ...  Show more