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Philippines, Islamist Militants Remain Locked in Struggle
December 13, 2018
One year since the Philippines Armed Forces won a months-long siege against Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants on the Muslim-majority island of Mindanao, state military and intelligence forces remain locked in a struggle aimed at defeating the recruitment, radicalization, and operational capabilities of the country’s diverse jihadist groups.
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UAE Firm Prepares to Launch Islamic Crypto Exchange
December 13, 2018
A firm based in the United Arab Emirates has announced plans for a 2019 launch of a sharia-compliant crypto-currency exchange, a move designed to bring crypto currency into the rapidly growing Islamic finance market whose current global assets are estimated to grow from $2.2 trillion in 2018 to $3.8 trillion in 2022.
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Boko Haram, IS Target Female Aid Workers
December 13, 2018
An Islamic State (IS)-affiliated branch of Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group fighting to impose sharia law in Nigeria under the moniker “Western education is a sin,” is targeting female workers from international humanitarian aid organizations for kidnapping, ransom, and murder.
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Pakistan Regime Capitalizes on Fallout from Khashoggi Murder
December 13, 2018
Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister has capitalized on Saudi Arabia's need to shore up support from fellow Islamist regimes in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Pakistan stood publicly with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and soon after announced a $6 billion aid package to the struggling Pakistani economy.
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Austria Bans Turkish Nationalist-Islamist Symbols
December 12, 2018
The Foreign Ministry of Turkey's Islamist government issued an official condemnation of Austria's amendment to its 2014 Symbols Act adding Turkish signs indicating support for fascism and of the Muslim Brotherhood to the list of prohibited symbols.
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