Read more Islamic extremism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8528/islamic-extremism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:42:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74166/hasan-sought-to-turn-in-patients-for-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaj. Nidal Malik Hasan repeatedly tried to have his patients prosecuted for “war crimes,” raising the issue with Army authorities a final time on Nov. 2—just 3 days before the Fort Hood massacre. In a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality, Hasan asked superiors if he could legally pass along information...http://www.newser.com/story/74166/hasan-sought-to-turn-in-patients-for-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:25:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73661/stop-making-excuses-for-hasan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCommentators are working overtime to explain away the Fort Hood shootings as a personal breakdown rather than what it obviously was, three conservative columnists argue today: a terrorist assault by an Islamic extremist. The explanation for Major Hasan's actions should be crystal clear to anybody not afraid of offending Muslim...http://www.newser.com/story/73661/stop-making-excuses-for-hasan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 7:11:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72727/in-pakistan-battle-zone-few-back-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan is stepping up its US-supported offensive against the Taliban in the country's lawless northwest, but military victories may be fleeting in the face of a greater challenge: winning the support of local people. In the border region near Afghanistan, the Washington Post finds that refugees fear reprisals by the...http://www.newser.com/story/72727/in-pakistan-battle-zone-few-back-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 3:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas launched a raid on an al-Qaeda splinter group's mosque stronghold today, leaving at least 22 dead, including the group’s leader, and around 120 people injured, Reuters reports. The extremist Jund Ansar Allah, or Warriors of God, had provoked Hamas by declaring the establishment of an Islamic “emirate” in Gaza,...http://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 9:10:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65529/terror-suspect-led-typical-suburban-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe arrest of construction worker Daniel Boyd and his sons for conspiring to support terrorists came as a complete shock to their neighbors in North Carolina, who describe the 39-year-old father as a friendly gardener and fisherman. But Boyd has followed an uncommon path. After converting to Islam in the...http://www.newser.com/story/65529/terror-suspect-led-typical-suburban-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 5:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61038/pakistanis-finally-turning-against-the-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnly a year ago the Taliban had growing support in Pakistan, and many citizens regarded them as fellow Muslims opposed to the American government and military. But as the New York Times reports, public sentiment has shifted in recent months. Following violence in the Swat Valley and months of televised...http://www.newser.com/story/61038/pakistanis-finally-turning-against-the-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 6:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57622/us-terror-reports-boost-jihadis-radical-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProminent anti-Western cleric Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi says he isn't going soft in his old age—and he's got the Western intelligence reports to prove it. The Jordanian jihad theorist, under fire from more radical and violent younger extremists, proudly points to a report from West Point's counterterror center labeling him...http://www.newser.com/story/57622/us-terror-reports-boost-jihadis-radical-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 5:43:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54611/uk-eyes-youth-terror-threats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA counterterrorism project in Britain has intervened with at least 200 children as young as 13 believed to be in danger of turning to Islamic extremism, the Independent reports. Police have been working with educators and Muslim communities to identify children vulnerable to being radicalized, and are stepping in where...http://www.newser.com/story/54611/uk-eyes-youth-terror-threats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 4:05:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53031/musharraf-mulls-return-to-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan's civilian leaders have squandered months on a struggle to oust one another, just when the global financial crisis and ever-bolder religious militants are further destabilizing the country, Time reports. One man sees opportunity in the current fiasco: Pervez Musharraf. After months out of the public eye, the ousted former...http://www.newser.com/story/53031/musharraf-mulls-return-to-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 14:48:27 CDT