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Nigeria's Islamist Extremist Problem May Herald Global Problem with Jihadists
January 19, 2021
Srdja Trifkovic writes in Chronicles that the steady expansion of Islamist extremist ideology and violence in oil-rich Nigeria over the past two decades has made Africa's largest economy a crucial clearing house for the dissemination of broader jihadist activities, both across the African Continent and around the world.
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Africa's Jihadist Past Is a Growing Global Security Threat
January 19, 2021
Jordan Cope writing for The National Interest explains that the roots of Al Qaeda in Africa can be traced to the ecosystem of jihadist groups now active across Sub-Saharan Africa and that they are growing as a global security threat, destabilizing the region and threatening Europe.
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NY Court Sentence Uzbek National for IS Activities in US
January 19, 2021
A US federal court judge convicted an Uzbek national for conspiring to provide material support to IS, citing evidence the he provided funds for a foreign fighter for travel from America to the IS caliphate front in Syria.
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The Telegraph: Islamic Laws Limit Women's Work Rights in Bangladesh
January 19, 2021
According to The Telegraph, the state's application of Islamic law in the field of labor rights in Bangladesh has produced limitations on women's rights to work, including a recent high court ruling that cites menstruation as the cause for a ban on women from working as marriage registrars.
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Iranian Regime Signals Dissent Brings Execution
January 13, 2021
According to The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Iran’s Islamic theocratic regime signaled that it will not tolerate dissent, announcing preparations to execute a second national team wrestler on charges widely decried by global human rights organizations as an egregious violations of civil and political liberties.
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