The CounterPoint Blog

December 08, 2014 Elle Glendinning

Women and ISIS: Important Considerations

The mistreatment and abuse of women by Islamic extremist groups such as ISIS has been widely reported in Western media. In this blog, we’ll explore four important considerations when it comes to women and their exploitation by ISIS. 1. A growing need...

December 08, 2014 Julie S.

Should We Still Care about the Khorasan Group?

On September 13, the American public was first introduced to the Khorasan Group after the Associated Press broke a story calling the cell “a mix of hardened jihadis from Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Europe” that U.S. officials consider “a more...