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Egypt Faces Challenge of Using Human Rights for Countering Islamist Terrorism
July 28, 2015
Egypt's government is struggling to find a balance between a human rights-based security strategy and a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy as a means to finding a durable solution to the huge uptick in transnational Islamist terror attacks that have devastated the country over the year.
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Islamists Use Child Suicide Bombers in Cameroon
July 28, 2015
In response to a spate of child suicide bombing attacks in Cameroon believed to have been perpetrated by infiltrators from the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the government has ordered the closure of mosques and Islamic schools to prevent new attacks.
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British Prime Minister Ready for Military Action to Prevent Domestic Islamist Threats
July 28, 2015
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the government is prepared to safeguard Britain against domestic terror threats from Islamist militants by undertaking air strikes against Islamic State ("IS") targets in Libya and Syria.
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Saudis Maintain Push for Global Blasphemy Law
July 28, 2015
The government of Saudi Arabia continues to pressure international organizations to pass a global blasphemy law that would criminalize free speech related to religion, although the rubric of "defamation of religion" contradicts international human rights law.
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World Bank Loan to Nigeria Reflects Economic Costs of Militant Islamism
July 24, 2015
The massive economic costs of militant Islamism are reflected in the World Bank's decision to lend Nigeria's government $2.1 billion for rebuilding destroyed infrastructure and resettling of internally displaced persons, both of which are outcomes of widespread violence perpetrated by the Nigerian jihadi group, Boko Haram.
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