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AZ Federal Court Rules No 1st Amendment Violation in Community College Course Module on Islamic Terrorism
August 24, 2020
A federal district court in Arizona dismissed a case by the Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR) which had charged that a Maricopa Community College course on World Politics, which included a unit on Islamic terrorism, violated the Free Exercise or Establishment clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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GCC Pushes for Extension of UN Arms Embargo Against Iran in Sign of Continuing Tension Among Gulf Islamist Regimes
August 20, 2020
In a sign of continuing geopolitical competition among Mideast Islamist regimes and, more specifically, of Sunni-Shiite sectarian tension among the six Arab-majority members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran, the GCC is lobbying the United Nations (UN) to extend the soon-to-expire international arms embargo against Iran.
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Signs of Islamist Empowerment Are Paradox for US Brokered Intra-Afghan Normalization Talks
August 19, 2020
As US-brokered, intra-Afghan normalization talks move into a decisive phase that Washington hoped would facilitate peace after a drawdown of American troops from the wartorn South Asian country, there is growing evidence and signaling that radical Islamist groups, including the Taliban and local IS entities, are making common cause to strengthen their position in ways that will empower jihadist operations and caliphate goals.
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US Justice Department Makes Record Seizure of Cryptocurrencies Tied to Islamist Terror Financing
August 18, 2020
The US Department of Justice announced a record seizure of cryptocurrency funds tied to financing an array of Islamist groups, including Islamic State, al Qaeda, and Hamas.
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Turkey Pushes Islamist Agenda in Messaging to US Presidential Candidates
August 18, 2020
Turkey’s Islamist government is pushing its geopolitical agenda by messaging Washington’s presidential election candidates.
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