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Turkey Focuses on Bosnia as Soft Target for Islamist Influence
November 29, 2018
According to analysis by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir of NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, Turkish foreign policy is adding Islamist discourse and networking in Bosnia as a soft-power tool for expanding Ankara's increasingly anti-Western influence across Europe.
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Taliban Demand Sharia State in Negotiations over Afghan Peace
November 29, 2018
The Taliban, the main Islamist group warring against the government of Afghanistan for the past two decades, has agreed to engage in direct peace negotiations with the US but is maintaining their demand for implementation of sharia law throughout the country and their rejection of any American military bases in Afghanistan.
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Saudi Arabia Raises $2 Billion in Islamic Bonds
November 29, 2018
Saudi Arabia completed its external funding requirements for 2018 by raising $2 billion in Islamic bonds, a transaction aiming not only to cover the Islamic theocracy's budget deficit caused by lower prices in international oil markets, but also to reinforce the country's commitment to the global development of sharia-compliant financing instruments.
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Al-Qaeda Marks 9/11 Anniversary with Call for Jihad
November 29, 2018
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri marked last week's 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against America with a cyber-call to Muslims worldwide to unite in a continuing holy war against the US using combined military and economic means for the long-term depletion of the "Zionist-Crusader" enemies of Islam.
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France Considers New Ways to Create “French Islam”
November 29, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his government's intention to review a new report on mechanisms to counter Islamist radicalization by creating an organic "French Islam" that will facilitate social incorporation and national cohesion.
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