by CBBSS | Jun 20, 2021 | Regional News
A mob of Islamists attacked fans of the band Radiohead who were having a listening party in Istanbul on Friday. The Islamists were angry the music fans were drinking alcohol during Ramadan, CNN reports. Islamist mob attacks are seen as a growing trend in Turkey....
by CBBSS | Jun 6, 2021 | Regional News
In a speech addressing Turkey’s Women and Democracy Association, Erdogan said a woman who rejects motherhood is “deficient” and “incomplete,” and he urged women to have at least three children, the BBC reports. Days earlier, Erdogan said...
by CBBSS | Jun 3, 2021 | International News and Analysis
The Wall Street journal publishes a piece on Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s Islamization of Chechnya. Women in Grozny must now wear the hijab or face drive-by paintball shootings an alcohol is effectively banned. Though Kaddyrov is allied with Putin, some Russians...
by CBBSS | May 29, 2021 | Regional News
AFP covers the Bosnian government’s attempt to force Salafist (ultraconservative Sunni) Muslims to accept Bosnia’s organized religious structure. During the Bosnian war in the 90s, foreign fighters came into Bosnia and brought Salafism with them. Salafist...
by CBBSS | May 24, 2021 | International News and Analysis
A New York Times investigation reveals that extremist clerics trained and funded by Saudi Arabia are promoting jihad and Sharia law in Kosovo. Since the end of Serb rule in Kosovo, Saudi Arabia has funneled money into the Balkan state, not only funding extremist...