Salafists
Elite Anti-Terror Squads From Around the World Battle it Out at Jordan’s Annual Warrior Competition
Soldiers compete in challenges such as the Airbus Seizure and 3-Gun Gauntlet at the contest in Jordan, which lies at the heart of the Middle East’s multiple conflicts and faces rising instability at home.
Hate in Europe: Germany's Anti-Islamic Protests
With weekly anti-Islamic protests with as many as 25,000 in attendance, VICE News traveled to Dresden, Germany, to film the country's fastest growing right-wing movement, PEGIDA.
Hooligans Against Salafists
VICE News follows the Hooligans against Salafists movement, from its first full-blown demonstration-turned-riot in Cologne.
Violent German Soccer Nazis Have United Against Radical Muslims
At a Sunday gathering of the Hooligans Against Salafists, fans overturned a riot van and 44 police officers were injured in the ensuing violence.
The Search for Deso Dogg, the German Rapper Turned Jihadi Poster Boy
On September 9, rumors began to circulate on social media that Deso Dogg, a German rapper operating under the nom de guerre “Abu Talha Al-Almani” (Abu Talha the German) had been injured fighting with the Syrian opposition.
Twin Blasts in Lebanon Signal Intensifying Unrest
Two car bombs rocked Tripoli—Lebanon's second largest city—Friday outside mosques frequented by Salafist preachers who have been vocal in their support of the Syrian opposition and critical of Hezbollah’s military intervention across the border.
Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison
Femen's Paris headquarters is under siege by neo-Nazis. And last week, they found out that Tunisian Femen activist Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old who was drugged and given a virginity test after posting topless protest pictures of herself on Facebook...
Egypt Loves Internet Porn, But Just Banned It
Backed by "Pure Net," a Salafist Muslim grassroots organization, conservative Egyptian public-prosecutor Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud has decided it's time to finally "enforce":http://transitions.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/11/12/egypts_ominous_attack_on_porn...
Salafists in Sidon: Not as Bad as You Think
In Sidon, a coastal Lebanese city south of Beirut, a crowd of several hundred people gathered on Thursday night to protest "Innocence of Muslims"--the film created by right-wing zealots and a soft-core porn director that has sparked violent protests...
Teenagers and Salafists Storm the American Embassy in Tunisia
The first Tunisian Revolution was carried out by the educated middle class, who fought to end corruption and petty authoritarianism. After Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, the Salafists ("Islamists") were let out of jail and took advantage of the power...