Radicalism

Islamist militants to apologise to victims of Indonesia attacks in bid to combat radicalism, foster reconciliation

About 120 reformed Islamist militants will apologise to dozens of victims including survivors of the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2004 bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in an attempt to combat radicalism and foster reconciliation

DSP Ayub Pandith lynched in Srinagar: Incident echoes Kashmir's history, loss of Sufism in Valley

Ayub Pandith's lynching in Jammu and Kashmir's Downtown Srinagar presents a contrast to the Sufi sentiments of Kashmiris while reminding one of past incidents like the 1931 uprising and the rise of militancy in the late 1980s

Kashmir unrest: Split between Hurriyat and Hizbul Mujahideen calls for caution to restore peace in Valley

The split between Hurriyat and militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has emerged on account of the former’s viewpoint on the Kashmir issue being "political" rather than "religious". This accords scrutiny to the substantial standpoint that the Kashmir unrest is not just a law and order problem.

Narendra Modi govt must act cautiously in dealing with Turkey's Erdogan, not fuel a radical Islamist fire

Given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party's inclination towards a radical Islamist world and the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, the Narendra Modi government must act cautiously in its bid to enhance ties with the political Islamist regime of the present-day Turkey

Battling radicalism with Sufism: Is Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind using Ajmer Sharif for political gains?

While at one end the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind is using Sufism to appeal to the liberal Muslims in India, its rejection to identify it as a part of Islam shows its dual political stand, which also spans across issues like Triple Talaq and uniform civil code

Dhaka attack: Bangladesh extremism is result of Islamic State, local cells

Terrorism in Dhaka, is perhaps both homegrown and externally influenced (by Islamic State of Al-Qaeda), and the state has to address the problem of radicalisation.

China defends crackdown against Islamic militants, calls it a 'just act'

China on Thursday said it will not allow any foreign organisation or individual to interfere in its religious affairs as it defended the crackdown against Islamic militants in Xinjiang province, bordering countries like Pakistan, as a "just act" to safeguard its fundamental interests.

World Sufi Forum: Islam originally was a radical inter-faith movement, says Kabir Helminski

Kabir Edmund Helminski is the director of the Threshold Society and was present at the World Sufi Forum. He spoke to Firstpost about his journey from being a Catholic to a follower of Sufism and Islam.

Indonesian militants awaiting release might join Islamic State

The looming release of hundreds of militants from Indonesia's prisons, hotbeds of radicalism where influential Islamists openly preach extremist ideology, is ringing alarm bells and raising fears some will join forces with the Islamic State group.