-
UN Agent: Migration Restrictions Encourage Terrorism
October 25, 2016
UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights Ben Emmerson has published a report arguing that "overly-restrictive migration policies" encourage terrorism and criticizing as "unfounded" the idea that migrants are more prone than other groups to radicalization and recruitment by terrorist organizations.
-
Turkey Appoints Imam to Church of Aghia Sophia
October 25, 2016
The Turkish government has announced the appointment of a permanent imam to the Church of Aghia Sophia, the world's largest Christian cathedral in medieval times, converted to a mosque and then to a museum, underscoring the country's ongoing Islamization policies.
-
Pakistan Court Delays Hearing of Blasphemy Case
October 24, 2016
Former Member of Pakistan's Parliament Farahnaz Ispahani and Nina Shea of the Hudson Institute write that the delayed Pakistan Supreme Court hearing on the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian condemned to death under the country's 1986 blasphemy law, due to religious tensions signals the weakness of the country's institutions in the face of "blasphemy-law vigilantism."
-
Iranian Support Advances Recruiting of Hezbollah Militants
October 24, 2016
The use by Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese Shiite organization committed to Israel's destruction, of financial incentives from Iran to recruit and radicalize impoverished Shiites suggests the policy importance of economic development incentives in countering Islamist radicalization.
-
Activists Grow Bolder in Dissent Against Saudi Wahhabi Regime
October 24, 2016
A coalition of civil society dissenters led by the minority Shiite Muslim community, women's activists, and human rights groups is placing the ruling compact between the Saudi royal family and the Wahhabi religious establishment under increasing pressure, with the effects of fiscal tightening and regional military adventurism serving as a catalyst.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies