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US Resolution Stokes Concerns over Free Expression
February 17, 2016
Denis MacEoin of the Gatestone Institute expresses concern that a resolution proposed in the US House of Representatives condemning hate speech against Muslims is a "Trojan horse" that may lead to restrictions on "blasphemy" long advocated by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC").
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OIC and Pakistan Host UN Conference on Interfaith Cooperation to Combat Islamophobia
February 11, 2016
The Ambassadors of Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") to the UN co-sponsored a conference on "Countering Xenophobia Through Interfaith Cooperation," an event whose main focus was "combating Islamophobia" as part of the OIC's initiatives for utilizing international platforms to promote the interests of Muslims as a unified global community.
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Boko Haram Continues Islamist Terror with Female Suicide Bombers
February 11, 2016
Boko Haram continued its jihadi assault to impose sharia law throughout Nigeria with a lethal attack on a refugee camp in the northeastern part of the country by female suicide bombers, a cadre increasingly deployed by the extremist group.
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Georgian Official Questions "Blasphemy" Bill
February 09, 2016
The Guardian reports that the Ombudsman of the Republic of Georgia Ucha Nanuashvili has voiced doubts about a bill to be considered in the country's Parliament that would criminalize "insults of religious feelings," arguing that the language would "subject one individual to another's will."
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Cutting Off IS Access to Finance Is Urgent Security Priority
February 05, 2016
Iraq's Central Bank has taken the lead in a significant security move likely to be followed by Foreign Ministers of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da'esh ("IS") by imposing aggressive regulatory measures to cut off IS from access to the international banking system and regional foreign exchange houses in order to degrade the jihadists' capabilities.
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