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Anarchy Prevails in Libya Torn Apart by Islamists, Secularists, Towns, and Tribes
October 08, 2014
Continuing violence in post-Qaddafi Libya has yet to produce an outcome other than political and social anarchy, as militias and paramilitaries aligned with Islamist and secularist groups, tribal and town affiliations, are also looking to foreign patrons for support.
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UN Reports on Islamic State's Mass Enslavement of Women and Girls
October 08, 2014
A newly issued report by the United Nations Human Rights Office states that militant extremists directing The Islamic State have organized the mass enslavement and trafficking of women and girls to Islamist extremist fighters, as well as a range of gross human rights abuses that comprise a "systematic policy that aims to suppress, permanently cleanse or expel" Christians, Yazidis, and non-Sunni-extremist Muslims from Iraq and Syria.
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Somalia's Islamist Militants Face Organizational Crossroads
October 08, 2014
The recent U.S. drone strikes that killed the militant hardline leader of the Al Shabab Islamist extremist group in Somalia has created a leadership vacuum that may create opportunities for a shift away from the movement's use of terrorist violence to make Somalia an Islamic state.
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Turkey to Build International Islamic University to Promote Turkish Islam
October 08, 2014
Turkey's chief imam, the government minister who heads the Directorate of Religious Affairs (“DRA”), has announced the country's plans to establish an International Islamic University, aimed at the global promotion of "Turkish Islam" and reflecting the continuing Islamization of higher education in Turkey.
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Indonesia's Aceh Province Extends Sharia Law to Non-Muslims
October 08, 2014
The local government of Indonesia's Aceh Province has approved new legislation that will apply sharia law, including limitations on personal rights, marriage, and media freedoms, to non-Muslims, and will punish violations with lashing and imprisonment.
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