ISIS Franchise

Terrorism Takes It Up A Notch

Supplemental

Escalating clashes throughout Europe:

Switzerland

● "Women shoppers flout burqa ban in Ticino" -- The Local Europe AB

● "Muslim schoolboys told to shake hands with female teacher or face £3,500 fine in Switzerland" -- The Independent [UK]

France

● "This season’s colours...Burkinis are 'not compatible with French values', according to Manuel Valls, the prime minister of France. Mr Valls threw his support behind mayors of three cities, including Cannes, who have banned the full-body swimsuits worn by Muslim women on beaches" *

● "French mayor bans burkinis from beaches" [related to Jean Remy's previously shared post] -- Mashable

Germany

● "This season’s colours...In Germany, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic party wants to ban burqas in public places. The measures follow a wave of terrorist attacks in Germany and France" *

● "Germany’s new security measures...Integration panic" -- The Economist

England

● "This season’s colours...Anjem Choudary, Britain’s most prominent Islamic fundamentalist preacher, was found guilty of calling on Muslims to support Islamic State. Counter-terrorism officials have spent two decades trying to secure a conviction against Mr Choudary for radicalising young men and women" *

● "Counter-terrorism...Driving away the shadows...Early intervention to prevent terrorism is tough to get right. Britain does not do a bad job" -- The Economist

Europe

● "Islamic education in Europe...Faith of our fathers...Fearing extremism and lack of integration, European governments want more of the continent’s imams to be home-grown" -- The Economist

Meanwhile new centers of threats to Western democracy & civilization arise:

Pakistan

● "Online Islamic education...World-wide mullahs...The rise of the digital madrassa" -- The Economist

Note: All Economist quotes are from a single weekly edition (Aug. 20, 2016) of The Economist.

Footnote: * Politics this week, The Economist