U.S. and Philippine officials on Tuesday discussed a new program to thwart efforts by Muslim extremists to recruit and mobilize followers in the country’s south after a bloody siege by jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group.
A retired Army major speaks about the Middle East, Islam and Muslim culture to people who have little experience, but strong opinions, about those topics.
By Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer via the AP
As he waited for his citizenship ceremony to start Tuesday, Haeder Al Anbki held his breath, half-worried that someone would stop him and tell him to leave.