Analytical Articles
OIC's Diplomatic Shield of Jihad
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has become one of the main diplomatic shields for the strategy Hamas relies on. Its protection does not come through open approval of every tactic, but through a broader political framework: Palestinian violence is...
The Islamic Obsession with Israel: Its Doctrinal Foundations and Strategic Functions
This paper examines why Israel receives a degree of hostile attention from Islamic movements, organizations, governments, media outlets, and activists that is vastly disproportionate to its territory, population, or share of global conflict. The phenomenon...
CSPII Representative Speaks at Security Seminar in the Chamber of Deputies | Czech Parliament
Milan Podlipný, CEO of CSPII, spoke in the Chamber of Deputies at a seminar on the international situation and security issues in 2026. In his contribution, he placed current world events in the context of Islamic political doctrine and its impact on non-...
The Religion of Peace (TROP) Is Now Part of the Center for the Study of Political Islam International (CSPII)
After 25 years, the world's most comprehensive open-source record of Islamic violent terror attacks and news on Political Islam passes to CSPII Brno, Czech Republic — CSPII announced today that www.thereligionofpeace.com — known worldwide as TROP — will...
CSPII Monitor
How the Media Defends Sharia: From Doctrine to Personal Stories
Two recent articles attempt to calm American concerns about Sharia by changing the subject. The first, Salam Al-Marayati’s “ Sharia is a framework for Muslims — not a threat to America ,” presents Sharia as a spiritual and moral path, a set of ethical...
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance Toward Christians: The Ashtiname Story
Lily Jay’s piece about the “ secret letter ” allegedly written by Mohammed to Christians is a good example of a growing genre of Islamic apologetics aimed at Western Christian audiences: take a nice-sounding fragment, remove the surrounding legal and...
Research
Islamophobia
Introduction The term "Islamophobia" has become a widely used label in public discourse, media, academia, and politics. It is often used to denote fear, hatred, or discrimination against Muslims. However, a closer examination reveals that the term is...
Violent Jihad
Contents What is violent jihad Violent jihad: a major part of Islamic doctrine Jihad should be waged against the Kafir What happens to Kafirs in violent jihad Jihad: the best action Jihad: a successful tactic Jihadis Mohammed: the first jihadi Jihadis are...
Global Report on Islamic Terrorism
Political Islam in the News
General
Political Islam Around the World
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Women and Children
Human Rights
in Islamic Countries
Critical Voices
Commentaries by Non-CSPII Authors
Anti-Kafir Hostility
Al-Khoei Islamic Center in Queens, New York (15 May, 2026)
CSPII Commentary: In a Friday mosque speech from 2010, Dr. Nuh Ali Salman describes non-Muslims collectively as a common enemy and rejects changing Islam to please them.
Jihad
Hijra
Political Islam in Non-Islamic Countries
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