ISIL released a video that shows the beheading of American journalist James Foley, calling it the result of the United States’ ongoing military operations in Iraq.
While Muslim leaders condemn the barbarism displayed by ISIL, describing it as “un-Islamic,” Egypt says it wants to handle extremists and atheists in the same manner.
ISIL recently released a video in which dozens of abducted Yazidis can be seen converting to Islam. Before the release, ISIL was seeking converts amidst the Ferguson protesters.
Referring to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in favour of Hobby Lobby, attorneys for two detainees at Guantanamo Bay have submitted motions seeking their religious freedom.
Armed extremists went door to door in Mpeketoni on June 16, trying to find out if men inside the houses were Muslim and spoke Somali. If they did not receive the desired responses, they opened fire.
ISIL insurgents have been carrying out random killings, mass executions, amputations, public crucifixions and beheadings in Iraq and Syria. Now they are tweeting out pictures of the same.
As ISIS continues to carry out mass murders of innocent civilians across Iraq, the United Nations has said it is extremely alarmed by the extrajudicial killings and summary executions carried out by the al-Qaeda-linked militants.
