A stark Arabic chant is emerging as the anthem of the Islamic State. And it’s just the tip of a booming industry turning out songs of bloodshed and devotion. Alex Marshall investigates the rise of the ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. The ...

The jihadi nasheed, which is also sometimes referred to as anasheed jihadiya are song-poems or Islamist hymns that have become the soundtrack for terrorist organizations waging a holy war against ...

Editor’s note: The videos in this post do not show any bloodshed. If you close your eyes and ignore the sickening visuals—the man in the ditch pleading for his life, the soldiers face down in the dirt ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. However, it is more appropriate for ...