Syrian Troops open fire on mourners at funerals for pro-democracy protesters
Security forces injure three in Douma and fire at mourners approaching Izra’a to stop them attending mass funeral.
Entries by M. Zuhdi Jasser
Homegrown radicals changing terrorism threat in U.S., officials say
The Internet has become a key tool for increasingly savvy and hard-to-detect extremists, top officials say. They say plotters are also inspired by Al Qaeda without having ties to the group.
The Brotherhood
BBC does a comprehensive 2 part audio documentary on the Brotherhood. The organization may be everywhere, but it is nowhere to be seen in the West. Dr. Jasser is interviewed in Part II.
Islam’s Nowhere Men
Modernity both attracts and unsettles militant jihadists. The West is at once the object of their dreams and the scapegoat onto which they project their deepest malignancies.
Cleric says he was confidant to Hasan
In his first interview with a journalist since the Fort Hood rampage, Yemeni American cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi said that he considered himself a confidant of the Army psychiatrist Maj. Hasan.
The Foreign Policy Blunders Continue
The biggest news on the foreign policy and national security front barely made the news last week. Iran has allegedly been experimenting with a nuclear device.
Honor Killing in Phoenix Arizona- Channel 3
Channel 3, Phoenix interviews Dr. Jasser on the recent ‘Honor Killing’ of Noor Faleh Almaleki by her father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki.
‘Al-Sharq Al-Awsat’ Columnist on Arab 9/11 Conspiracy Theories: ‘They Feed Our Illusions’
Conspiracy theories about the tragedy of 9-11 lead to avoiding the harsh realities that come with acceptance of root causes.
Religion on the Line with Rabbi Potasnak and Deacon McCormack- “President Obama in Cairo” (77WABC NYC)
Dr. Jasser discusses the President’s speech and the obstacles to peace in the struggle against radical Islam.