News: On November 5th 2013, American officials offered some concessions over its spying tactics abroad. This includes some changes to how the US government conducts its phone and Internet surveillance programmes as long as they do not undermine the programmes' effectiveness, U.S. officials told a privacy oversight board. Comment: "It's almost incomprehensible and more than tragic that this kind of adversarial relationship exists between the government and the people; where…

News: On 3 November the "Rossiyskaya" Newspaper reported that the Russian president signed a new package of amendments to the anti-Islamic legislation. Comment: This was done as soon as possible. It took one month to pass all of the procedures required for the adoption of the amendments to the criminal law of the country. The special services of Russia contributed much to this, they initiated the adoption of these oppressive…

News: On the 25th of October 2013 Azernews reported that the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, introduced an education development strategy to create an economically stable education system with infrastructure based on up-to-date technologies and qualified teachers. A cabinet of Ministers have been given five months to submit a plan of action and development goals are to be reviewed annually. Comment: Since Azerbaijan achieved independence from Russia the topic of…

Headlines: • UK Prime Minister Backs £200m Islam-Friendly Bond• Egypt Student Protests Continue • Syria is Said to Destroy All Chemical Arms Production Sites• Australian PM Tony Abbott Visits Afghanistan to Declare Australia's War Over Details: UK Prime Minister backs £200m Islam-Friendly Bond David Cameron has made a pitch for new investment in the UK by Muslim countries, saying the UK hopes to offer a £200 million Islam-friendly bond as…