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Perspective: “Lessons from America’s Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East” – Chas Freeman’s Speech to AUSPC in Washington
In the opening keynote at this year’s 24th Arab-US Policymaker’s conference, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. discussed the lessons from America’s “continuing misadventures in the Middle East.” The event, hosted by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations in Washington, D.C., enters its second day today at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects […]
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14 Years After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Judge Throws Out Suit Against Saudi Arabia
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, just over 14 years after the strikes on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said Saudi Arabia “had sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of […]
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President Obama Hosts GCC Leaders to Camp David, Offers ‘Ironclad’ Security Commitment
President Barack Obama hosted a summit of GCC member states in Camp David this week to shore up U.S. security support for external threats to Gulf Nations and discuss the Administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir called the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at Camp David “unprecedented” and said the day had brought U.S.-Gulf […]
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Saudi Arabia Arrests 93 Suspected Members of Daesh, ‘Including at Least 65 Saudi Nationals’
Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Sunni Muslim militant group Islamic State, including at least 65 Saudi nationals, according to a Reuters report this morning citing the SPA. The round-up comes as Saudi Arabia intensifies its efforts to crack down against extremism both inside the Kingdom and externally in neighboring […]
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At Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Leaders Agree on Joint Military Force to Address Shared Regional Challenges
Arab leaders have agreed in principle to “form a joint military force to address growing Arab challenges and threats” in a resolution following a 2-day summit of representative countries in Egypt, a move that bolsters cooperative efforts to stem the growth of extremism and instability in the Middle East. Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, […]
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King’s Speech at Global Islamic Conference in Mecca to Counter Terrorism Urges Strategy
At the Global Islamic Conference that brought together scholars in Mecca, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal read a speech on behalf of King Salman in which the monarch urged the defeat of extremism and noted, “terrorists do not at all represent Islam.” “Many people have the misconception that terrorism is the main feature of Islam and Muslims,” […]
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Prince Turki al Faisal Says Poorly-Coordinated ‘Pinprick’ Attacks on Daesh Are Too Limited to Succeed
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al Faisal told NPR that limited attacks on the self-styled Islamic State, or Daesh, are unlikely to work and that efforts thus far have been “disjointed.” “Having simply these pinprick attacks on certain areas is not going to resolve the issue,” al Faisal said, and added, “You really have two air […]
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The Death of King Abdullah and the Future of Saudi Arabia: 5 Storylines to Watch This Week
The passing of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in the early morning on Friday, January 23rd is a major event in the Kingdom’s history. The impact of the King’s reign on current and future generations will be lasting, and his death has drawn global attention to the Kingdom as the country moves forward with new leadership. […]
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Prince Muhammad bin Naif Meets with Obama, Biden at White House as Republican U.S. House Majority Leader McCarthy Visits Saudi Arabia
U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Kevin McCarthy met in Riyadh with Crown Prince Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The visit comes on the heels of Prince Mohammed bin Naif’s meetings in Washington last week. The Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met with several officials in the […]
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John Kerry’s Remarks at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner
In an energetic and wide-ranging speech delivered to guests attending the Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner on Monday night at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of State John Kerry praised the work of the Center and the development of business relationships between the United States and the Middle East region. Secretary Kerry shared […]
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Kingdom sparing no effort in fight against extremism, terrorism: Saudi King
King Salman also addressed how acts committed by global terror groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda affiliate the Al-Nusra Front were affecting relations between Muslims and other peoples from across the globe. He said such groups had “given an excuse to those already against Islam and who seek to harm it to vilify our upright and rightly guided faith whose followers number 1.5 billion people around the world and who are now associated with this mindless faction which has no relation to Islam in any way.”
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Top Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Tayeb urges education reform to counter extremism
The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, has called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism. Speaking at counter-terrorism forum in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Al-Azhar grand imam Ahmed al-Tayeb linked extremism to “bad interpretations of the Koran and the sunna”, the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.
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White House Counter-Extremism Summit Shows Hearts And Minds Don’t Come Easy
In a three-day summit on countering violent extremism held in Washington, D.C. this week, President Barack Obama repeatedly argued that ascribing a global security threat to “violent Islamic extremism,” plays into an anti-Muslim narrative exploited by terrorist groups such as the Islamic State. But with the focus of U.S. leadership deflected to domestic politicking over diction, the meeting concluded Thursday without a clear plan of action for reversing the Islamic State’s recruiting momentum, or for dealing with extremism’s root causes: bad governance, economic desperation and disenfranchisement.
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Opinion: Five myths about violent extremism
Nor does the answer lie in the realm of faith. Many volunteers for terrorist groups have little knowledge of religion. Indeed, their lack of religious knowledge makes them easy prey for recruiters who don the mantle of religious authority. The two British Muslims who bought “Islam for Dummies” before heading to Syria are more the rule than the exception.
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Hillary Clinton warns U.S. ‘can’t close our eyes’ to Muslim extremism
In her first extended public remarks about the recent deadly attacks in Paris, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Americans "can't close our eyes" to the "dangerous strain of extremism within the Muslim world."
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NYT Op-Ed: The Struggle to Erase Saudi Extremism
To change this outcome, Abdullah expanded the number of Saudi universities from 8 to 25. He closed conservative teachers colleges, and improved teacher training to encourage critical thinking over rote learning. Math and science instruction was increased. Some, but not all, bigoted language was removed from religious textbooks. And an emphasis was placed on Islam being a “moderate” religion. Hundreds of teachers who propagated extremist ideas were fired.
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Education plays key role in fight against extremism
An overhaul of the educational system has become necessary amid reports that some deviant ideology is being taught in public schools, where books with objectionable content have been prescribed. This syllabus should also meet the needs of the Saudi markets in terms of providing decent jobs to young Saudis.
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