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Islamist Radicalization a Growing Problem in Germany
November 26, 2014
Germany's Minister of the Interior announced that the country must develop new measures to staunch the domestic threat of Islamist radicalization evidenced in the 500-plus jihadists known to have left Germany to fight in Iraq and Syria.
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Hamas Leadership in Gaza Critical of Islamist Extremism of IS
November 26, 2014
The Hamas leadership in Gaza has condemned the Islamist "religious" extremism of The Islamic State (“IS”), warning that IS efforts to penetrate Gaza from the Egyptian Sinai are unwelcome and will generate violence in the Palestinian territory.
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Nuclear Talks with Iran Linked to Deterrence Against Violent Sunni Islamism
November 26, 2014
Mideast analysts are clarifying the complex linkages between a breakthrough in upcoming “P5 + 1” talks with Iran on the regime's nuclear weapons program, on the one hand, and Tehran's cooperation with Western governments' efforts to defeat the spread of violent Sunni Islamism under The Islamic State (“IS”), on the other hand.
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OIC Chief Supports Gulf Rapprochement for Interests of Muslims Worldwide
November 26, 2014
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) has applauded the rapprochement between Qatar and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) as a necessity for achieving the interests of the ummah, the global community of Muslims.
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Slippery Slopes from Sharia Profits to Sharia Law in U.K. Push to Become Global Center of Islamic Finance
November 19, 2014
The push by British financiers and politicians to make London the world's global capital of the $1.7 billion Islamic finance market reveals the slippery slope from sharia-compliant finance to expanding influence for sharia law, as experts note that the U.K. as "a massively enabling environment for Islamic finance" has already begun to impact the U.K.’s legal system, with judges resolving disputes between contracting parties on sharia instruments by making decisions "in line with Sharia, so long as the relevant clauses do not clash with U.K. legislation."
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