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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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Pakistan's Elections Signal Mainstreaming of Islamist Extremism
November 28, 2018
The outcome of Pakistan's recent national elections marks the political mainstreaming of Islamist extremist parties and groups in the volatile Southwest Asian nuclear state.
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Saudi Arabia Bows to Religious Conservatives on Satire
November 28, 2018
Saudi Arabia's Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution announced a new edict criminalizing online satire deemed detrimental to "public order, religious values, and public morals," a decision underscoring the continuing influence of the country's fundamentalist Wahhabi religious establishment.
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Saudi Cleric Faces High-Profile Trial
November 28, 2018
A Saudi trial is pitting the hyper-conservative Islamist theocratic regime against a high-profile Islamic cleric in a legal drama that underscores unknowns about competing versions of Islamism and the meaning and objectives of reform presented in Islamist discourse.
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Officials Suspect Afghan IS of Attack on Shiite Neighborhood
November 28, 2018
Officials suspect the Islamic State (IS) branch in Afghanistan of perpetrating a recent, high-casualty, twin-bombing suicide attack on a wrestling club in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Kabul.
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