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Hardline Islamists Disrupt Pakistan in Blasphemy Protests
December 13, 2018
Hardline Islamist groups have disrupted Pakistan in three days of protest over the acquittal of a Christian woman on charges of blasphemy against Islam’s prophet Mohammed, demanding that the government prevent her from traveling outside Pakistan.
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IS-Egypt Attacks Christian Pilgrims in Egyptian Sinai
December 13, 2018
Militants loyal to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Islamic State (IS) branch staged a lethal attack on Coptic Orthodox Christians on a pilgrimage to a monastery south of Cairo, continuing their targeting of Christians in Egypt with impunity.
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OIC Finances Trade Initiative Between African, Arab Worlds
December 13, 2018
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) main funding arm, the International Development Bank, is underwriting a transregional trade and cooperation initiative aiming to integrate trade and infrastructure between the Arab Middle East and the African Continent, with Morocco as the linchpin for coordination.
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Australian Lawmaker Seeks Terrorist Designation for Hizb ut-Tahrih
December 13, 2018
A leading lawmaker from Australia’s Liberal Party is calling on the country’s federal government to designate Hizb ut-Tahrih as a terrorist group under the Australian National Security List, based on the global Islamist group’s support for imposition of sharia law, anti-Semitism, and execution of Muslims who change their religion.
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Philippines, Islamist Militants Remain Locked in Struggle
December 13, 2018
One year since the Philippines Armed Forces won a months-long siege against Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants on the Muslim-majority island of Mindanao, state military and intelligence forces remain locked in a struggle aimed at defeating the recruitment, radicalization, and operational capabilities of the country’s diverse jihadist groups.
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