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February 19 2021, 13:44 pm
New Head of European Turkish Lobbying Group Was Member of Ultranationalist Movement
German media is reporting that the new head of a pro-Turkish lobbying group has also been a member of a Turkish ultranationalist movement. According to the Tagesschau report, Köksal Kus is the new head of...
February 16 2021, 11:31 am
RECOMMENDED READING: “A Muslim Counter-Hegemony?: Turkey’s Soft Power Strategies and Islamophobia”
Two academics have published an article in 2019 about Turkish efforts to use soft power influence over the past decade in order to establish a hegemonic position in the Muslim world. According to the article:...
February 16 2021, 11:08 am
Banned French Islamophobia Watchdog Regroups In Belgium
Belgian media is reporting that the Collectif Contre l’Islamophobie en France (CCIF), a French Islamophobia watchdog and human rights NGO that was banned by the French government in 2020, has regrouped in neighboring Belgium under...
February 10 2021, 13:18 pm
US Muslim Brotherhood Associates Of Jamal Khashoggi Launch Middle East Human Rights Project
US media reported last September that associates of the late Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi had launched a think tank and watchdog monitoring human rights violations by US allies in the Middle...
February 8 2021, 13:35 pm
EU Suspends EU-China Friendship Group
US media is reporting that the EU-China Friendship Group was suspended following a decision by the European Parliament that the group was too close to the Chinese government. According to the POLITICO report: January 25,...
February 8 2021, 13:24 pm
RECOMMENDED READING: “Chinese and Russian Influence Campaigns Risk Undermining Covid-19 Vaccination Programs”
An Australian think-tank has published a short report on Chinese and Russian influence campaigns aimed at undermining Covid-19 vaccination programs. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute report begins: As the world bets on vaccines as a...
February 7 2021, 13:59 pm
Iranian Hacker Group Conducts Global Phishing Attack
A cyber-security group specializing in Iran is reporting that the Iranian-backed Phosphorus hacking group (aka Charming Kitten, APT35) has conducted a global phishing attack directed at targets of interest to Iranian intelligence. According to the...
February 6 2021, 17:22 pm
Turkish Influence Organization Wants Biden To Establish Turkish-US Binational Commission
Turkish media is reporting that in a letter to US President Biden, a Turkish-American business lobbying group is calling for a binational commission to address problems between the two countries. According to the Daily Sabah...
February 5 2021, 10:42 am
Son Of Senior Muslim Brotherhood Figure Helps Launch US Congressional Egypt Human Rights Caucus
Multiple sources indicate that on the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, a group of Democrat lawmakers has initiated the “Egypt Human Rights Caucus” with the assistance of the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader....
February 1 2021, 17:17 pm
Dutch Government Discovers Muslim Brotherhood Ties Of Islamic Relief Worldwide- We Told You About That In 2008
Dutch media is reporting that the Dutch government has ended a large grant for the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) charity after media reports revealed the organization’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. According to a De...