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Changing Models of Islamism Reflect Generational Changes and Pragmatic Strategies
November 30, 2018
Islamist movements are diversifying their discourse, policies, and constituencies across the Middle East, as some Islamist parties consider generational shifts and pursue flexible religious interpretation and pragmatic, catch-all strategies.
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Islamic Finance Expands Across Africa
November 30, 2018
Sharia-compliant/compatible finance is expanding rapidly across Africa, fueled by debt demand to support infrastructure and development needs and by the rapid growth of Africa's Muslim population that is largely unbanked.
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Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Instant Divorce
November 30, 2018
Muslim women's groups in India scored a victory for equal rights when India's Supreme Court criminalized the traditional Islamic practice allowing Muslim men to divorce their wives with a three-times-one-word declaration, as the Court aimed to protect women from arbitrary divorces that lead to violations in child-custody and property rights.
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Turkey, OIC Extend Islamism into Caribbean with Suriname Visit
November 30, 2018
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Islamic Development Bank is expanding the footprint of the 57-member, global Islamic entity into the Caribbean, organizing a visit by Turkey's Foreign Minister to Suriname to discuss deepening trade and infrastructure investment by the OIC in the Caribbean region.
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Malian President Warns of Expanding Islamist Threat in West Africa
November 30, 2018
Mali's newly elected President has asked for a stronger UN mandate to help combat the expanding military and ideological influence of diverse Islamist militant groups active in West Africa, caused by the influx of weapons and fighters from Libya and Syria and by the poor human-security conditions across Africa.
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