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German Intel Exposes Link Between Hamburg Islamic Organization & Iranian Revolutionary Guard
January 08, 2022
German intelligence authorities discovered Iranian penetration through affiliation with the Hamburg Shura Council, an association of Islamic organizations in the northern port city, uncovering connections between the Shura Council group member’s Iran Hamburg Center and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Afghan Women Told to Cover with Burqa by Taliban Religious Police
January 08, 2022
The Taliban’s religious police, the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which are charged with policing the implementation of sharia law in Afghanistan, have announced that Islamic precepts demand that all women should wear the full face-body covering of the burqa, delivering another blow to the rapid corrosion in women’s civil and political liberties.
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Islamist Extremism Poses Major Impediment to Monetizing Afghanistan’s Rich Natural Resources
January 08, 2022
Afghanistan possesses a huge stock key rare earth minerals that are essential to the world’s transition to clean and digital economies, however the country’s lack of ability to monetize those resources through foreign direct investment and know how remains a roadblock due to volatile security conditions and human rights violations under the Taliban Islamist extremist regime.
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French Mosque Closure Following Imam’s Incitements to Hatred & Violence
January 05, 2022
French security authorities have ordered the six-month closure of the Great Mosque of Beauvais, following reports that the local imam was celebrating jihadists as heroes and inciting hatred against Jews, Christians, and homosexuals.
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IS Proves Durable Threat With Latest Round of Attacks Along Syrian-Iraqi Border
January 05, 2022
The Islamic State’s (IS) is proving to be a clear and present danger in the Eastern Syrian border regions with Iraq, evidenced in a series of lethal attacks against Syrian military forces in areas controlled by the al-Assad regime and against oil refinery workers in areas of Syria under US-allied, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.