Religious Extremism

French Council of the Muslim Faith Affirms Freedom of Speech in Wake of Cartoon Controversy and Beheading

October 28, 2020

The leader of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (FCMF) publicly declared that press and speech freedoms in France extend to both the media who publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed and those people who denounce the cartoons
Emergence of New Islamist Boss in Afghanistan's Herat Province Signals Sharia Crackdown in Society

October 28, 2020

The emergence of a hardline Islamist boss in Afghanistan signals the reimposition of oppressive societal regulations on women and education as well as a potential full implementation of sharia law once the peace negotiations have been completed between the Taliban and Afghan government.
IRGC Candidate for Iran's Presidency May Be a Game Changer in Sustaining Next Generation of Islamist Revolutionary Regime in Iran

October 21, 2020

A veteran leader of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, who is also a former hostage-taker and a man essential to the founding of a designated terrorist organization, has announced his interest in being a candidate in the 2021 race for president, which could signal the Islamic revolution moving from the clerical class to the military establishment ensuring an Islamist Revolutionary Regime in Iran.
Recent AJC Berlin Study Points to Hamburg Organizations as Platform for Radical Shite Islamism Across EU

October 19, 2020

The American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) branch in Berlin, Germany recently released a study of the transnational connections of the Islamic Center Hamburg to Iran’s theocratic regime, as well as to the Islamic Community of Shiite Congregations in Germany, as sources of anti-Semitic ideology and anti-democratic activities for the projection of radical Shiite ideas and operations across the European Union (EU).
Islamist Hardliners Call for Overthow of Indonesia's Government Because of Proposed Economic Reform Bill

October 19, 2020

Hardline Indonesian Islamist cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab is calling on his followers in Indonesia's Islamic Defender Front (FPI) to overthrow the government in Jakarta, because of its proposed Omnibus Law , an economic reform overhaul that has spawned widespread popular protests in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Kedar: Turkey Supports IS Sustainability & Muslim Brotherhood Durability

October 19, 2020

Writing at the website for The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Senior Researcher Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar, expresses concern about NATO-member Turkey's Islamist government's commitment to the goal of a global caliphate espoused by the Muslim Brotherood, the sharing intelligence and provision of tactical support for IS operations in Iraq and Syria, and the provision of soft financial support to sustain caliphate operations.
Internet Decouples Islamist Radicalization From Territory

October 19, 2020

The use of diverse internet platforms continues to enable religious radicalization beyond territories controlled by local jihadist groups, with technology allowing the continuous dissemination of radical Islamist ideas and, therefore, requiring a multi-stakeholder response to early detection and monitoring strategies for countering Islamist extremism.
Snell: G-20 Interfaith Forum Exposes Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Violations

October 19, 2020

Writing in AL-Monitor, Joe Snell expresses concern that this year's G-20 Interfaith Forum, designed to showcase inter-religious cooperation on global development and human security matters, is being used by the host country, Saudi Arabia, as a platform to promote the Islamist monarchy's "support for inter-faith tolerance and respect," while, at the same time, it engages in practices inconsistent with human rights and religious freedom.
Turkey-Qatar Relationship Presents Islamist Threat to NATO & EU

October 14, 2020

The close relationship between Turkey and Qatar signals a major threat to NATO-EU values and interests given that Qatar is considered an "a major non-NATO ally" by the United States, giving access to U.S. Military and equipment increasing the two Islamists regimes ability to accomplish their expansion goals.
IS & Local Islamist Groups in East Asia Expand Recruitment During COVID Pandemic

October 14, 2020

IS and local radical Islamist groups in East Asia are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, using social media and other networks to expand recruitment in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines through a combination of competition and cooperation that is producing a net expansion in the Islamist ecosystem in the region.