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UK Regulator Investigates TV Station with Salafist Links
January 15, 2019
The UK's Office of Communications is launching an inquiry into a British television station founded by an Islamist preacher from Saudi Arabia with known Salafist affiliations after the station aired discussions urging Muslim fathers to support forced marriages for women.
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Orbán Remarks Highlight Tension in EU over Migration, Islam
January 15, 2019
Highlighting the growing conflict between EU institutions and countries like Italy, Hungary, and Poland over policies on migration and Islam, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on voters in European parliamentary elections to support parties that oppose “mass migration” and the creation of a “mixed Islamic and Christian” civilization in Europe.
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UNESCO Extends “Citizenship Education” to Extremism Prevention
January 11, 2019
An article by Marco Pasqualini of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) explains how UNESCO is using its Global Citizenship Education initiative, aiming to produce “a sense of belonging to a broader community and common humanity,” to train educators on preventing violent extremism.
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Islamist Cleric in Malaysia Seeks Return to Medieval Ideas
January 10, 2019
The Muslim cleric president of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has called on the country’s Muslims to return to medieval Islamic beliefs by supporting only Muslim leaders and pushing for pardons to the Muslims among those politicians awaiting trial for corruption.
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Kurdish-led Forces Capture US Teen on Syrian Battlefield
January 10, 2019
The capture of a 16-year-old American teen by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces marks the first minor among the estimated 55 US citizens who joined the Islamic State (IS) and raises complex questions about the repatriation and trial of American nationals who supported the IS jihad.
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