Religious Extremism

Al-Qaeda Has Global Reach Two Decades After 9/11

September 18, 2020

Two decades after the al-Qaeda led 9/11 terrorist attacks, the extremist Islamist organization has built a global network of jihadist groups whose aim is to destabilize states and are who are loyal to the global caliphate vision.
Iranian Regime Invests in Cultural Production Machinery to Propagate Islamist Revolution Across Generations

September 16, 2020

The Iranian regime has invested in vast cultural production machinery, including media tools, film and literature, to increase support for the Islamist revolution and nationalism.
United Front of Pakistan's Islamist Extremist Groups Endangers China's Belt Road Initiative

September 16, 2020

Islamist extremist groups operating in Pakistan have formed a united front that are using terror attacks to disrupt China's Belt Road Initiative projects in Pakistan as retaliation for China's repression of its Uighur Muslim population.
Turkey's Hagia Sophia Move Reveals Long Policy of Christian Cleansing and Neo-Ottoman Conquest Agenda in Europe, Asia, Africa

September 15, 2020

Turkey's Islamist regime's conversion of the World Heritage Museum of Hagia Sophia to a mosque reveals the century-long history of destruction of Christian sites and peoples in Turkey and sends a signal of Turkey's revisionist foreign policy for Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Turkey & Iran Sunni-Shiite Islamist Regimes Unite in Anti-US Front

September 09, 2020

The two Islamist regimes of Turkey and Iran appear to be putting aside their respective Sunni and Shiite sectarian differences in forming a united front defined by a shared anti-American position, announcing "strong foundations for high level cooperation" that includes joint support for Islamist groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
Muslim Brotherhood Policies and Foreign Funding Disproportionately Impact Europe

September 08, 2020

A spate of recent academic and policy research and operations of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in European countries reveals the MB to be a loose network of organizational cells punching above its weight in terms of impact when it comes to Islamist radicalization and violence.
Amnesty International Report Details Human Rights Abuses by Iran's Islamic Regime in Crackdown on Protests

September 08, 2020

Globally recognized human rights group Amnesty International released a new report detailing widespread human rights abuses, including rape and arbitrary detention and killings of adults and children, that state officials of Iran's Islamic theocracy perpetrated in last year's crackdown against protestors challenging rising fuel oil prices and other economic measures.
Charlie Hebdo Trial Highlights Free Speech and Free Press Tensions

September 08, 2020

As the Paris trial of accused perpetrators of the 2015 Islamist attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo begins, President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for rigorous protections of speech, press, and thought freedoms, while, at the same time, avoiding "dialogues of hate."
Turkey Demolishes Church in Erasure of Christian Cultural Heritage

September 08, 2020

Turkey's Directorate of Foundations approved the demolition of the 19th century Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in the country's northwestern city of Bursa, continuing the acceleration of state policy of erasure of Christian cultural heritage under the current Islamist government.
Kurdish Dissident's Story in Netherlands Highlights Iran's Global Reach in Silencing Opposition to Islamist Regime

August 31, 2020

The near-lethal assault on a Kurdish Iranian dissident living in the Netherlands points to the long arm of Iran's IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and intelligence and military apparatus, working in tandem with the Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah, in targeting for extraterritorial killings any Iranians abroad who are deemed by the Tehran's theocratic regime to be traitors to the Islamic Revolution.