The verse of the sword (9:5)

A common verse quoted by the critics of Islam is a verse known as the verse of the sword, which says: Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. […]

U.S. invasion main cause of Iraq crisis

Associated Foreign Press The rise of Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq can be traced to America’s invasion of the country more than a decade ago, as it left a power vacuum and unleashed sectarian bloodletting, experts said Friday.With television footage of Sunni extremists sweeping across Iraq this week, critics […]