According to the World Bank, “Yemen has long been one of the poorest countries in the Middle East and North Africa.” The Shia Houthis have been living in the “rugged mountains” since the 9th century and have been battling ever since for control of Yemen and beyond. In 2003, after the American invasion of Iraq, the Houthis […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Task You Have Taken Upon Yourself
In the Western world, almost 15 years after the 9/11 attacks, and after many thousands of other terrorist attacks by Muslims, why are Western publics still so ill-informed about Islam? One reason has to do with the way people now find out, not only about Islam, but about so much else. The Internet has helped […]
Islamic State: Shopkeepers must cut wifi during prayer times
The Islamic State, as is common for Islamic supremacists, is here enforcing piety at the point of a sword — which means that the result is not real piety and real virtue, but an empire of fear that will collapse as soon as the sword-point can somehow be evaded. “Islamic State orders wifi cut during […]