Security and Counterterrorism
CIDOB publishes report on analysis of 2017 Barcelona terrorist attacks
The Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) has released a paper called Revisiting the Barcelona Attacks: Reactions, Explanations and Pending Discussions, which examines the discourse and debates surrounding the Islamic State group attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on August 17th and 18th, 2017.
Most Muslims support gun safety reforms reports CAIR, as right-wing publications criticise Sheriff’s links to organisation in wake of Florida shooting
Most U.S. Muslims support gun safety reforms and believe public officials would have responded differently had the Florida shooter been Muslim, reports CAIR. Meanwhile, right-wing publications are linking criticism of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office’s response to the shooting with its supposed relationships with CAIR and ‘other’ Islamist groups.
40% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in London creating fear in Muslim communities
Figures from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime reveal a 40% rise in Islamophobic hate crime in London, but Scotland Yard warns these figures do not reveal the full extent of the problem because many go unreported.
Trump’s third Muslim ban overruled for breaching the U.S. Constitution
A federal appeals court ruled that the Muslim ban violates the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, which forbids religious discrimination by the government.
Investigation uncovers 64 American jihadists in Syria and Iraq
The investigation, conducted by The George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, revealed cases which have never been publically released and identifies notable trends among the backgrounds, profiles, and threats posed by the American jihadists.