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The Guardian: Sharia Law Still Rules Despite Saudi Arabia's Promise of Reform
November 24, 2020
Despite the recent reforms announced by Saudi Arabia, The Guardian writes that human rights organizations are raising red flags about the Wahhabi monarchy's penal system based on sharia law, which still includes the death penalty for minors and religious minorities.
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Saudi-Iran Islamist Rivalry Intensifies with Appeals for International Action
November 20, 2020
According to Aljazeera, The Islamist regime rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran intensifies in the wake of the US presidential elections as Riyadh signals for a US-led, International military strike against Iran.
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Utah Man Charged as IS Plotter Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
November 20, 2020
A Utah man entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges that he recruited and trained individuals in bomb making for a planned IS terrorist attack inside the United States.
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OIC Backs Member-State Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh War
November 19, 2020
The 57 member-state Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) representing Muslims worldwide issued a statement of support for Azerbaijan in the Russian-brokered peace agreement ending the Nagorno-Karabakh war, with the cessation of hostilities giving major territorial gains to OIC member Azerbaijan.
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Egypt's Al-Azhar Imam Says Offending Islam Violates Free Speech
November 19, 2020
The grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University has threatened to bring a lawsuit for blasphemy against France in the wake of Islamist violence against French citizens related to the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Islam's prophet Mohammed, arguing that free speech ends where offense to Islam and Muslims begins
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