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Indonesian Election Raises Red Flags on Islamist Radicalism
May 29, 2019
The expressions of Islamist radicalism in the recent Indonesian presidential election raise serious concerns about social fragmentation in violence provoked by hardline Islamists and also indicate the pernicious effects of Saudi Arabia's funding of education and infrastructure projects aimed to globalize Wahhabist fundamentalism.
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Indonesia Arrests IS Affiliates Driving Violent Protests
May 29, 2019
Indonesian police have arrested individuals associated with local Islamic State (IS) cells in a wave of violent demonstrations and protests by Islamist groups that reject the presidential election results in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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IS Can Use Policy Deficits to Regroup in Syria
May 29, 2019
Islamic State (IS) actors in Syria are taking advantage of policy deficits, especially weak local security, limited social cohesion programs to integrate youth, and lack of political accountability and inclusion, to regroup after the jihadists’ military defeat by US-led coalition forces.
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UK Parliamentary Definition of Islamophobia Raises Rights Concerns
May 29, 2019
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group’s definition of Islamophobia as an effort to develop legislation to prevent hate crimes against Muslims has provoked debate about the importance of prioritizing protections for the civil and political rights of individuals.
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US Man Faces Prosecution for Exporting Equipment to Iran
May 29, 2019
The US Justice Department has indicted a New Hampshire man for federal crimes related to his export of US Defense Department (DoD) equipment to Iran, alleging that he purchased sensitive DoD materials for export to the Islamist regime in Iran via a Turkish front company.
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