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Blasphemy Laws Against "Insulting Islam" Provoke More Violence in Pakistan
March 01, 2016
The Pakistani government's execution of an individual convicted of murdering a government official who had advocated for reform of the country's strict blasphemy code, which carries the death penalty for "insulting Islam," has produced a spike in social unrest between followers of the country's conservative Islamist clerical establishment and supporters of liberalization in the strict blasphemy codes.
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Al-Shabaab Aims to Prevent Somali Elections by Hike in Jihadi Attacks
March 01, 2016
Al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group fighting a guerrilla war to build a sharia state in the country, carried out a series of lethal attacks against soft targets this past weekend, aiming to sabotage planning for national elections slated for later this year and to break the momentum of the multinational African Union Peacekeeping Force working to oust the jihadis from Somalia.
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Egyptian Government Seeks Legitimacy with Blasphemy Cases
February 29, 2016
To raise its legitimacy with the volatile Islamist base in Egyptian society, the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is branding itself "the guardian of religion," presiding over a sharp increase in blasphemy cases that disproportionately affect the Christian minority and that have a chilling effect on free speech and media rights.
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Germany Loses Track of 130,000 Migrants
February 29, 2016
AFP reports that, according to a document produced by the German Government, authorities have failed to track approximately 130,000 asylum seekers registered in 2015, as they did not appear at the reception centers to which officials directed them after registration.
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OSCE Conference Focuses on Intolerance Toward Muslims
February 24, 2016
A conference hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") sought to strengthen efforts in the OSCE region to find a "holistic approach" to reducing discrimination against and intolerance of Muslims, including "countering negative stereotypes" in the media.
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