Political Islam in the News

CSPII Commentary: Missing Context Monitor: Hijra (Islamic political migration) brings the political ideology of Mohammed and Allah from Islamic territories and countries to non-Islamic ones. According to the Islamic political doctrine, all the world must submit to Islam. Read the full report here

CSPII Commentary: Missing Context Monitor: Islamic doctrine and history shows far wider functions of a mosque. The first ever mosque in Medina served as a centre for prayer, education, political decisions, military planning, justice, community organisation as well as being used as an arsenal. Read our Mosque Report for more information

CSPII Commentary: The systematic pressure from militant groups, followed by the occupation of abandoned agricultural lands, aligns with established doctrinal and historical patterns of Islamic territorial expansion.

CSPII Commentary: France reports nearly 140,000 women affected by FGM. CSPII FGM Index 2026 shows the practice remains concentrated among Islamic populations and estimates far higher global numbers. Why? Although not named explicitly in the Koran, verse 30:30 requires adherence to the "fitrah." Hadith [Bukhari 5889] "Five practices are characteristics of Al-Fitrah: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, depilating the hair of armpits, clipping the nails and cutting the moustaches short."

CSPII Commentary: Missing Context Monitor: "...The Prophet on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, “Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula, respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing with them.” (Hadith, Bukhari 3053)

CSPII Commentary: Missing Context Monitor: Just the fact that the newly appointed judge wears the hijab should be a concern. According to Koran 33:59, women who do not wear a hijab can be subject to abuse and molestation. Wearing a hijab in such a prominent position is therefore a national security issue.