Global Islamism Monitor No. 135
Islamists target Nigeria's Christians;
An ISIS resurgence in the Sahel;
Iran and the Palestinian arena;
After the ceasefire, a struggle for control
Islamists target Nigeria's Christians;
An ISIS resurgence in the Sahel;
Iran and the Palestinian arena;
After the ceasefire, a struggle for control
Yemen's real government keeps up the fight;
Pakistan's problematic curriculum;
Beirut pushes for disarmament;
Counterterrorism cooperation of a different sort
Not all that long ago, warnings about a creeping Islamist infiltration in Europe were widely ridiculed as conspiracy theories or, worse, "Islamophobia." In previous years, when politicians like Geert Wilders of the Netherlands and Britain's Michael Gove, or authors like France's Michel Houellebecq raised alarms about the growing prevalence of political Islam on the Continent, they were routinely dismissed as cranks, alarmists, or simply as racists.
These days, though, such concerns are getting harder to refute. Just ask the French.
Amman Cracks Down On The Ikhwan;
Russia Rehabilitates The Taliban;
Doha Deepens Its Stake in Post-Assad Syria...;
...As Damascus Grapples With Inconvenient Jihadis
AF/PAK Tensions Over Isis;
What The Palestinians are Saying Now;
The Houthis Expand Their Footprint in Africa;
In Syria, An Extremist Ecosystem Festers