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The global spread of political Islam - or, Islamism - is a complex, nuanced, and fluid phenomenon with critical implications for the durability of international human rights architectures premised on universal norms; for state sovereignty; and for peace, order, and the rule of law. There is ample evidence to suggest the detrimental effects for democracy, economic justice, and security caused by ideas and actors operating under the rubric of Islamism, shorthanded to mean the global spread of sharia law. The Global Political Islam section will provide timely information, updates, and analysis around four focus areas associated with the globalization of Islamism.

Global Political Islam

Saudi Official Reiterates View of Free Speech as Blasphemy

June 19, 2014

Reiterating Saudi Arabia's longstanding opposition to international legal standards of free speech, the country's Deputy Foreign Minister told the 17th Non-Aligned Movement Conference in Algiers that such freedom of expression standards are a threat to global peace because they are used as political pretexts "to insult religion."

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Global Political Islam

Saudi Official Reiterates View of Free Speech as Blasphemy

June 19, 2014

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