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OIC at UN Security Council Accuses Israel of Racism and War Crimes
October 27, 2015
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") used the open debate session on the Middle East at the UN Security Council to accuse Israel of racism and war crimes because of "state terror" associated with recent measures to limit access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
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German Trial of Church Thieves Ties Criminal Gangs to IS Networks in Europe
October 27, 2015
The court trial of criminals charged with looting cash and religious artifacts from churches in Cologne, Germany, to raise monies for the Islamic State ("IS") has exposed also the gang as a conduit for recruiting Europeans to become jihadis in Syria.
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Islamist Militias Form United Front Near Damascus to Defeat "Crusaders"
October 27, 2015
A coalition of Islamist extremist militias is consolidating around Damascus in an effort to form a united front to capture the Syrian capital and to defeat "the Crusaders and Russians" waging war on "Muslim lands."
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OIC to Launch TV Channel to Unite Global Muslim Community
October 27, 2015
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") announced that the global, inter-governmental entity is preparing to launch a television station that aims to cultivate cultural solidarity and to mobilize joint action by the OIC's 57 member states to defend the common interests of the world Muslim community.
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Hardline Islamists Increase Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
October 27, 2015
A recent spate of violent attacks against churches in Indonesia's Aceh Province reflects the influence of hardline Islamists in a more generalized pattern of religious intolerance - including vigilante violence and intimidation, as well as government indifference - against both non-Muslims and non-Sunni Muslims in the world's populous Muslim-majority country.
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