New Orleans attacker transformed from a model soldier into an ISIS supporter
The 42-year-old Texas man once impressed an Army commander with his attitude and work ethic, but over the past few years, his life began to deteriorate.
North Texas Muslim leaders react to New Orleans attack, brace for rise in Islamophobia
In the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, Muslim community leaders in North Texas are condemning the violence ...
A Long Fight to Keep a Closer Eye on Madrasas Unravels in Pakistan
In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western ...
What is the Islamic State group and what attacks has it inspired?
The FBI says it recovered the black flag of the Islamic State group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed ...
The Economist1d
Is Islamic State on the rise again?
The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism; a black Islamic State (IS) flag flew from the bumper of the truck ...
Permit sought for new private school
The owner of a long-vacant former church property in High Point is proposing to redevelop it as a school. A Greensboro ...
City Journal14d
A Win for Merit in New York City’s Schools
After 11 p.m. on December 18, the New York City Department of Education’s Panel for Education Policy (PEP) voted to approve the contract for administering the specialized high schools admissions test ...
National Post16d
Jewish groups warn of antisemitic past of two speakers at large Islamic conference in Toronto
Qadhi is the dean of the Islamic Seminary of America, a Texas-based post-secondary religious school. He is unusual in having received his own Islamic seminary education in Saudi Arabia as well a ...
Hudson Institute19d
Remaining, Waiting for Expansion (Again): The Islamic State’s Operations in Iraq and Syria
This would also mean, in effect, a withdrawal from Syria. 5 This will have monumental ramifications for the fight against the Islamic State in its original area of operations. To better assess the ...
The Irish Times24d
Feeder Schools: Record numbers of students from disadvantaged areas progress to third level
The number of school-leavers from disadvantaged backgrounds progressing to college has climbed towards record levels. The figures are contained in the 2024 Irish Times Feeder School list ...
Associated Press24d
Here’s how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria’s upheaval
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria were meant in part as a message to the group and a move to ensure that it doesn’t try to ...
The Irish Times24d
Feeder Schools 2024: How did your school and county perform?
The information published today aims to provide parents with a snapshot of information about how many students from each school in the Republic of Ireland go on to various third-level colleges in ...