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Islam in Russia

A suicide bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days.

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries

Conflict & Justice

Two suicide bombers have struck the Russian city of Volgograd in the last two days, leaving more than 30 people dead. But these terrorist attacks aren’t isolated incidents — they have roots that go back to battles fought 200 years ago.

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

An Eerie Walk Through the Tsarnaev’s Boston Area Neighborhood

Conflict & Justice

Professor of Chechen History Ponders Brief Contact with Boston Bombing Suspect

Arts, Culture & Media

An Alleged Chechen Terrorist Plot, Thwarted in Spain

Conflict & Justice

The Troubled History of Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

Fiona Hill, an expert on Chechnya and the Caucasus at the Brookings Institution describes the history of the troubled region and how the Chechen diaspora got to America.

Boston Bombings Suspects #1 and #2: Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Alex Gallafent tells us more about the information emerging about the lives of the brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

The World

In the Studio with Al RTV, Russia’s First Islamic TV Channel

Global Politics

The first Russian-language Islamic channel seeks to foster dialogue among Russia’s many Islamic ethnic groups and encourage “moderate” Islam.

Chechnya’s Strong Man Ramzan Khadyrov

Global Politics

In Chechnya the violence has decreased. But the man who runs the republic, Ramzan Khadyrov, has been accused of human rights abuses and of ordering the killing of political opponents.

How Russian Schools Deal With Terrorism

Arts, Culture & Media

Russia is no stranger to terrorism, yet there’s little if any critical thinking in the country’s schools about why the violence might be happening.