During Ramadan, Muslims are exhorted to renew and deepen their devotion to Allah. Hence it is a time when they’re supposed to grow more generous and kind toward their fellow Muslims. However, the Qur’an says: “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves” […]
Islamic State blows up natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Champions of Jerusalem) pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in November 2014. “Militants blow up natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security officials say,” Associated Press, May 31, 2015: EL-ARISH, Egypt – Security officials in Egypt say suspected Islamic militants have blown up a natural gas pipeline outside el-Arish, the provincial […]
Islamic State’s Sinai Province murders six Egyptian soldiers
The Islamic State continues to show its global reach and the resonance of the idea of the caliphate. “Sinai blast kills 6 Egyptian soldiers in stronghold of ISIS-linked terrorists,” Reuters, April 12, 2015: ISMAILIA, Egypt – Egypt’s military said a bomb detonated by militants killed six soldiers and wounded two others in Egypt’s North Sinai […]