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Saudi Role on UN Human Rights Council Raises Red Flags
September 28, 2015
Saudi Arabia's role as a member of the advisory committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") has provoked an outcry from UN member states opposed to the potential impact of Saudi Arabia, a sharia-law state and egregious violator of international human rights standards, on special advisory and rapporteur appointments, as well as policy formulation of the UNHRC.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen the Outcome of Sectarian Wars in Islam
September 28, 2015
A Dutch-led effort to secure agreement for a fact-finding mission by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Yemen is gaining momentum, as the war between Saudi Arabia's Sunni Muslim coalition and the Iran-backed Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels controlling Yemen has produced massive civilian casualties that reports suggest may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Bangladesh Islamist Extremists Go for Global Vigilantism
September 24, 2015
Ansarullah Bangla Team ("ABT"), a militant Islamist group in Bangladesh responsible for murdering bloggers and activists in Bangladesh, has gone global with its vigilantism against "enemies of Islam," publishing a global hit list of bloggers and activists targeted for execution.
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Sharia Influence in Global Economy Could Tip with China's Turn to Islamic Finance
September 23, 2015
China's anticipated hard push into Islamic finance, part of a strategic move to rebuild the country's Silk Road trade links with Asia and Europe, will markedly expand the influence of sharia laws, norms, and actors, in the world financial system.
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Militant Islamists Continue Jihadi Killings in Nigeria
September 23, 2015
Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group waging a protracted war to impose sharia law throughout Nigeria and West Africa, carried out a series of lethal bombing attacks against Nigerian civilian targets, in an effort to regain momentum against the ongoing campaign by African Union Forces to defeat the jihadists.
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