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U.S. Treasury Dept. Cuts Through Islamist Linkages with Sanctions on UAE for Economic Support to Iranian Regime
March 24, 2020
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against five United Arab Emirates ("UAE") companies for supporting Iran's regime through massive purchases of petroleum and petrochemical products crucial, with the sanctions signaling Washington's move to disrupt economic and financial linkages between the UAE's Wahhabi Islamist theocracy and Iran's Shiite Islamist theocracy.
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U.S. Justice Department Requires Turkish Television to Register as Foreign Agent
March 24, 2020
The US Department of Justice ("DOJ") has compelled Turkish Radio and Television Corporation ("TRT") to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA"), signaling the DOJ’s recognition that the dissemination of information constitutes political activity on behalf of the Turkey’s Islamist regime.
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US Blacklists New IS Leader in Ongoing Push to Prevent Caliphate Resurgence
March 24, 2020
The current leader of the Islamic State (IS), known to have led the violent cleansing of religious minorities in northwest Iraq, has been registered as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US State Department, in a move aimed at underscoring Washington’s commitment to a “whole of government“ approach to crushing any IS resurgence.
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OIC Wants UN Declaration of International Day of Solidarity Against Islamophobia
March 18, 2020
The 57 member-state Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling on the United Nations (UN) to proclaim an International Day of Solidarity against Islamophobia, with leadership in the largest UN voting block arguing that the anniversary of the attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand is a reminder of the dangers of intolerance against Muslims.
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Social Stigma and Guardianship Laws Are Ongoing Roadblocks to Women in Saudi Theocracy
March 18, 2020
Women in Saudi Arabia’s Islamic theocracy report increasing freedoms in legal-formal terms since notable liberalization moves in the last year around rights to drive and work, but some laws continue to limit women as equal citizens in the Sunni Islamist kingdom.
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