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OIC Chief at White House Summit Emphasizes Political-Economic Problems and Islamophobia as Drivers of Violent Islamism
February 25, 2015
In his recent address in Washington to the White House-sponsored Global Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, the Secretary General of the Saudi-headquartered, 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") blamed the impacts of colonialism and neo-liberalism, as well as Islamophobia, as the root causes for violent Islamist extremism, and emphasized that Islam promotes tolerance, equality, and justice.
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Extremist Islamism Gets Strong Ideological and Material Support from Qatar
February 25, 2015
Despite diplomatic endorsements of Western and Mideast governments' efforts to counter Islamic State ("IS") and al-Qaeda, the Gulf Emirate of Qatar is using its mosques as a platform to endorse Wahhabi extremist Islamist ideology, while also providing monies, weapons, and sanctuary to those same jihadi groups.
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Counter-Narratives Program Gets New Support in U.S. Efforts to Counter Islamist Extremist Recruitment
February 25, 2015
The Summit on Countering Violent Extremism organized last week by the White House announced that the State Department's Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications will become the main platform for using social media and electronic networking to generate counter-narratives in order to combat the successful digital recruitment drive of global Islamist terror groups, although skeptics raise concerns about the Center's past lack of impact due to weak funding and poor inter-agency integration.
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Copenhagen Attacks Hint at Intersection of Gangs and Radical Islam
February 18, 2015
Danish security officials have expressed concerns that this past weekend's apparent lone-wolf attack at a free speech rally and a synagogue by a young Muslim gang member may hint at a deeper security threat of Islamist radicalization within the country's criminal youth gangs.
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White House Summit Shows Complexities of Countering Domestic Threats of Global Islamism
February 18, 2015
This week's White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism is designed to showcase successful community-based initiatives that can serve as models for preventing the spread of global violent Islamism, but many America Muslim organizations are publicly criticizing the U.S. for securitizing and singling out their communities.
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