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Afghan Taliban Remain Defiant Despite America’s Longest War
November 29, 2018
The Taliban, the largest and strongest of myriad Islamist extremist groups fighting for control over Afghanistan, remain resilient and increasingly successful in their jihad, despite the almost $1 trillion spent in the Afghan counter-jihad by the US in America’s longest war.
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Boko Haram Maintains Advantage over Nigerian Military
November 29, 2018
The Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram carried out a lethal attack on the town of Gudimbali, a key blow to the Nigerian military’s claims that it is making measurable progress in combating the jihadi group aiming to install sharia law across West Africa.
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US Treasury Department Designates Kenyan as Terrorist Financier
November 29, 2018
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) recent designation of a Kenyan citizen as a terrorist serves as a reminder of the ongoing resilience of the Islamic State’s (IS) global financial networks used to fund Islamist terror operations.
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US Judge Declares Federal FGM Ban Unconstitutional
November 28, 2018
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a small Indian Muslim sect located outside Detroit, declaring unconstitutional a 22-year-old federal law criminalizing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Malaysian State Authorities Cane Lesbian Women for Violating Islamic Law
November 28, 2018
Authorities in a Malaysia state publicly caned two women for violating Islamic law, although the country’s prime minister condemned the action as unrepresentative of Islam.
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