Some Pakistani officials have suggested even broader links, alleging, for example, that Mr. Saqib, who is not known to be affiliated with any specific Islamic group, may have met Ahmed Omar Sheikh, the chief suspect in the kidnapping of Mr. Pearl, in Afghanistan, where both are believed to have been linked to the Taliban militia.
None of these are reasonable critiques of any specific Islamic beliefs.
In reality, we're fighting a war against a specific brand of Islamic extremism, a loose federation of ideologues who seek to dominate the Middle East and return it to the days of the caliphate.
The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque were placed on this Jewish or biblical holy site as a specific sign of Islamic conquest and domination.
"You had officers and individuals who were working under a specific policy that was against Islamic extremists and Islamists in general," said Ihab Youssef, a retired police officer who runs a professional association for the security forces.
The F.A.A. had earlier noted, according to the Times, that there was a specific report from an exiled Islamic leader in Britain alleging that bin Laden was planning to "bring down an airliner, or hijack an airliner to humiliate the United States".
Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that of the first 100 prisoners executed in 2015, 56 had been based on judicial discretion and not for crimes for which Islamic law mandates a specific death penalty punishment.
This annual event is hosted by NYU's Islamic Students Association to boost awareness about Islamic traditions and raise money for a specific charity.
A specific characterization of the Ottoman empire sparkled with a heavily Islamic flare seem to be the order of the day here in Erdoğan's group -- and exactly what the secular protestors seem to be rallying against.
Boko Haram may be becoming more like other regional jihadist groups, such as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), that are not attached to a specific area.
