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US University Hires Convicted Jihadi as Research Fellow
September 07, 2016
The George Washington University has hired an American convert to Islam who was convicted for al-Qaeda recruiting and conspiring to commit terrorist violence in the US as a research fellow on de-radicalization.
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UK, US Seek to Minimize Jihadi Radicalization in Prisons
September 07, 2016
The recent conviction and imprisonment of British Imam Anjem Choudary, one of the country's high-profile Islamic State supporters, have galvanized plans in both Britain and the US to overhaul national prison systems that have become institutional recruitment facilities for radical Islamists and jihadists.
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OIC Pilgrimage Decision Spotlights Saudi, Iran Tensions
September 07, 2016
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's announcement of the global organization's commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia in its ongoing management of the Islamic pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca made clear Sunni-Shiite geopolitical tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Egypt, India Announce Cooperation to Combat Islamist Terrorism
September 07, 2016
India's Prime Minister and Egypt's President have announced the launch of a joint defense and security cooperation agenda aimed at combating the globalizing threat of Islamist radicalization and violence, with joint programs to build counter-extremism capacity in the security, trade, and finance sectors.
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Islamist Terror Threats Outpace Global Responses
September 07, 2016
Foreign Policy Association blogger Paul Mutter writes that keeping pace with global Islamist radicalization and violence requires serious changes in domestic legal frameworks for intelligence gathering and innovations in multi-sectoral anti-poverty and rule-of-law strategies.
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