The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference,is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969,consisting of 57 member states,with 48 being Muslim-majority countries. The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".
Islamophobia is the irrational and unjustified fear of,hatred of,or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general,especially when seen as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism.
War against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm,weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam,using military,economic,social and cultural means,or means invading and interfering in Islamic countries under the pretext of the war on terror,or using the media to create a negative stereotype about Islam. The alleged perpetrators are non-Muslims,particularly the Western world and "false Muslims",in collusion with political actors in the Western world. While the themes of the "War against Islam" mostly concern general issues of societal transformations in modernization and secularization as well as current international power politics,the Crusades are often given as its starting point.
The Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CT) is a bureau of the United States Department of State. It coordinates all U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments and participates in the development,coordination,and implementation of American counterterrorism policy.
Hadi al-Amiri is an Iraqi politician who is the head and secretary general of the Badr Organization,a Shiite political party and paramilitary organization based in Iraq.
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs is an American foreign policy magazine that focuses on the Middle East and U.S. policy in the region.
The Islamic State (IS),also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and by its Arabic acronym Daesh,is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and a former unrecognised quasi-state. Its origins were in the Jai'sh al-Taifa al-Mansurah organization founded by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in 2004,which fought alongside al-Qaeda during the Iraqi insurgency. The group gained global prominence in 2014,when its militants successfully captured large territories in northwestern Iraq and eastern Syria,taking advantage of the ongoing Syrian civil war. By the end of 2015,it ruled an area with an estimated population of twelve million people,where it enforced its extremist interpretation of Islamic law,managed an annual budget exceeding US$1 billion,and commanded more than 30,000 fighters.
"A New Beginning" is the name of a speech delivered by United States President Barack Obama on 4 June 2009,from the Major Reception Hall at Cairo University in Egypt. Al-Azhar University co-hosted the event. The speech honors a promise Obama made during his 2008 presidential campaign to give a major address to Muslims from a Muslim capital during his first few months as president.
The Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism is an office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security,Democracy,and Human Rights at the United States Department of State. The office "advances U.S. foreign policy on antisemitism" by developing and implementing policies and projects to support efforts to combat antisemitism.
Dalia Mogahed,is an American researcher and consultant of Egyptian origin. She is the director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) in Washington,D.C. She is also President and CEO of Mogahed Consulting,a Washington,D.C.-based executive coaching and consulting firm specializing in Muslim societies and the Middle East. Mogahed is former executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies,a non-partisan research center that provided data and analysis to reflect the views of Muslims all over the world. She was selected as an advisor by U.S. President Barack Obama on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
The Barack Obama administration's involvement in the Middle East was greatly varied between the region's various countries. Some nations,such as Libya and Syria,were the subject of offensive action at the hands of the Obama administration,while nations such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia received arms deliveries. Notable achievements of the administration include inhibiting the Iranian nuclear program,while his handling of certain situations,such as the Syrian civil war,were highly criticized.
Hannah Rosenthal is an American Democratic Party political official and Jewish non-profit executive who served as the U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism from 2009 until 2012 during the Obama administration.
Sami Al-Arian indictments and trial began on February 20,2003,the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sami Al-Arian had been arrested as the alleged leader of the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the U.S.,and Secretary of the PIJ's central worldwide governing group. It also charged three others living in the U.S.,as well as four outside the U.S. These included Al-Arian's long-time top USF/WISE associate Ramadan Abdullah Shallah,who had been designated a Specially Designated Terrorist by the U.S. in 1995,and was accused of being Secretary General of the PIJ.
In his "A New Beginning" speech on June 4,2009,at Cairo University in Cairo,Egypt,President of the United States Barack Obama announced,"I will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship this year to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders,foundations and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world". The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship,held in Washington,D.C.,on Monday April 26,and Tuesday,April 27,2010,at the Ronald Reagan Building,followed through on President Obama's commitment by highlighting the importance of social and economic entrepreneurship,and strengthening mutually-beneficial relationships with entrepreneurs in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities around the world. At the second summit in Istanbul,Turkey,Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Presidential Summit would become the marquee event that kicks off Global Entrepreneurship Week each year,with the 2013 host being the United Arab Emirates.
The White House Hanukkah Party is an annual reception held at the White House and hosted by the U.S. President and First Lady to recognize and celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The tradition was established in 2001,during the administration of George W. Bush. The guest list includes hundreds of American Jewish politicians,organization heads,and school and yeshiva deans.
Islamic extremism in the United States comprises all forms of Islamic extremism occurring within the United States. Islamic extremism is an adherence to fundamentalist interpretations of Islam,potentially including the promotion of violence to achieve political goals. In the aftermath of the September 11,2001 terror attacks,Islamic extremism became a prioritized national security concern of the U.S. government and a focus of many subsidiary security and law enforcement entities. Initially,the focus of concern was on foreign Islamic terrorist organizations,particularly al-Qaeda,but in the course of the years since the September 11 terror attacks,the focus has shifted more towards Islamic extremist and jihadist networks within the United States.
Lisa Oudens Monaco is an American attorney,former federal prosecutor and national security official who has served as the 39th and current United States Deputy Attorney General since April 21,2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brett H. McGurk is an American diplomat,attorney,and academic who served in senior national security positions under presidents George W. Bush,Barack Obama,and Donald Trump. He currently serves as deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.
Melissa Rogers is an American church-state lawyer and non-resident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. She previously served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. On February 14,2021,President Joe Biden designated Rogers as executive director of the reestablished Office under his administration.
The response of Saudi Arabia to the Islamic State has taken many forms. For example,Saudi government agencies have worked with the United States since late 2014 to train and equip Syrian fighters hoping to engage with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants. The challenges of dealing with ISIL is complicated by the fact that around 2,500 militants originally from Saudi territory have left for Syria in order to join ISIL,the destabilization created by the Syrian Civil War having a big effect on the region.
