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Manchester Attack Reveals Terror Evolution, Challenges
May 26, 2017
This week's Islamic State (IS) attack at a Manchester concert reveals the extent to which Islamist terror groups such as IS and al-Qaeda have adapted their tactics, geographic scope, use of technologies, and commitment to territorial control to render obsolete previous state policies to eliminate non-Islamist forms of terrorism.
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IS Attack Indicates Jihadist Competition in East Africa
May 26, 2017
A suicide bombing attack by an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group in Somalia points to renewed competition between al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda affiliated militant group waging war against Somalia's government, and IS to monopolize control in bringing sharia to the geopolitically sensitive region of East Africa.
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Indonesian Court Convicts Christian Governor of Blasphemy
May 26, 2017
An Indonesian court has convicted Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, of the "criminal act of blasphemy" and sentenced him to two years in prison, harsher than the one-year suspended sentence sought by prosecutors, for a reference he made to a passage of the Koran in a campaign speech in 2016.
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UN Pushes "Human Security" Agenda to End Extremism
May 26, 2017
At the opening ceremony of the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Nassir Abdulaziz called for countries to focus on fulfilling the UN's "human security and sustainable development" agendas to achieve "peaceful and inclusive societies" and stamp out "violent extremism."
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Lawyer Criticizes German "Hate Speech" Proposal
May 26, 2017
Lawyer Judith Bergman illustrates the concerns of free speech activists with proposed German legislation combating online "hate speech," asserting that bias of government authorities and platforms like Facebook toward eliminating "Islamophobic" speech would threaten the ability of observers to criticize government policy on migration and other issues.
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