by Henry Brinton | Oct 25, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
This August, militants carrying the flag of the Islamic State attacked a port city in northern Mozambique. In just a few days, they overwhelmed government forces and captured the town. These ISIS fighters want their victory to mark the return of the Islamic State....
by Henry Brinton | Apr 26, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives completely upside-down. Businesses have closed, congregations have moved worship online, and almost everyone is working and studying from home. To these stresses, we now have to add worry about a link between the...
by Henry Brinton | Dec 22, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The 2019 list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, prepared by Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit Magazine, is topped by Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama. No surprises there. But at number 26 is Fethullah Gülen, spiritual leader. So who is...
by Henry Brinton | Aug 18, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Several weeks ago, the FBI arrested two men at the Tucson airport, under suspicion of supporting ISIS. One of the men said, “I love jihad so much.” The threat of terrorist attacks is real, both in the US and in countries such as Egpyt. According to the...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 28, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
A terrorist spent two years studying the Islamic State fighters who attacked civilians overseas. Then he came to town. In early April, a Maryland man planned to drive a stolen U-Haul van into a crowd of people at National Harbor, outside of Washington, DC. By this...
