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OIC Conference on Islamic Courts of the World Convenes in NATO-Member Turkey
December 28, 2022
The Islamist regime of NATO member-state Turkey hosted the first annual judicial conference of the 57-member-state OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation), with focus on combatting Islamophobia-as- racism as a central plank of the countries’ constitutional and/or supreme courts.
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Resurgent IS Remains Security Threat for 2023
December 28, 2022
International security experts warn that the Islamic State’s (IS) loss of core caliphate territory in Iraq and Syria has not eliminated the global threat posed by the Islamist extremist group on 2023, given the operational strength and geographic scope of IS branches and affiliates worldwide and especially in light of the clear and present danger that Turkey’s invasion of northern and eastern Syria will enable a tens of thousands of IS militants and sympathizers to go free from prisons currently guarded by pro-West Kurdish forces.
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Taliban Continue Crackdown on Women with Ban on Female NGO Workers
December 26, 2022
Afghanistan's Taliban sharia regime continued its targeted crackdown on women, with an announcement by the Minister of Economy ordering the suspension of work by all foreign and local female NGO (non-governmental organization) aid workers justified on the grounds of Islamic dress code requirements.
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Taliban Leaders Defend Ban on Women From University
December 26, 2022
Afghanistan's Minister of Education doubled down on the hardline Islamist regime's decision to ban women from university study because of alleged violations of sharia dress code, reacting to external criticism of the decision as foreign interference in the country's domestic affairs and supporting harsh security crackdowns on male and female student demonstrations that have followed the decision.
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Qatar's Corruption Campaign for World Cup Exposes Broader Influence-Building by Gulf Islamist Regime
December 26, 2022
The expanding scandal regarding Qatar's influence-building effort to secure the just-completed World Cup event in Doha has laid bare the broader malign activities of the Gulf Islamist regime, which, for decades, has systematically used its wealth not only to provide material and financial support to jihadi groups worldwide, but also to accrue soft power in Western countries by shaping media narratives through Qatar's Al-Jazeera global network and by influencing ideas and leadership through investment in university programs and by capturing hard power through investment in key infrastructure sectors such as energy.
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