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Morocco Trains Women to Prevent Islamist Radicalization
February 14, 2018
The Moroccan government’s approach to countering Islamist extremism includes an intensive focus on prevention and the deliberate incorporation of women trained as Quran experts to leverage the role of women at the grassroots societal level to direct youth away from recruitment and radicalization by violent Islamists.
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Islamic Finance Continues to Make Inroads in West Africa
February 14, 2018
The use of sharia-compliant/compatible finance mechanisms for economic development and infrastructure continues to expand in West Africa, as the government of Mali uses Islamic bond offerings from and management by Saudi Arabia's Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector to raise capital for affordable housing in Mali.
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"Chelsea Bomber" Receives Multiple Life Sentences
February 14, 2018
A US federal judge has given multiple life sentences to the Afghan-born, naturalized American citizen who perpetrated the bombing attacks in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, identifying the perpetrator as a "clear and present" danger to American national security due to the attacks and his efforts, while awaiting a sentence, to convert inmates to radical Islamist ideology.
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"Hate Speech" Moves to Alternative Platforms
February 14, 2018
Politico reports on warnings from security experts and activists that the European Commission's focus on securing action from the major, global social-media companies on the removal of "hate speech" and terrorist propaganda is contributing to the shift of such "extremist" content to alternative platforms that escape EU and government scrutiny.
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French President Announces Social Cohesion Program for Islam
February 13, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans for a massive overhaul in relations between the state and the country’s Muslim community, initiating in 2018 a reform package aimed at combating Islamist fundamentalist ideology and violence and at integration and social cohesion programs that preserve freedom of belief in the context of French secularism.
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