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IS Defeat Produces Questions on Mideast Stability
July 09, 2018
Sources report that the Syrian military's recapture of almost all areas formerly under the control of the Islamic State (IS) has produced a decline in the jihadist group's forces and a withdrawal of Iran-backed Hezbollah but emphasize that the impacts on Mideast regional stability stemming from the change in balance of Islamist forces on the ground in Syria remains a question.
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Islamist Regimes Seek Control of Jerusalem’s Muslim Holy Sites
July 09, 2018
Competition among the Mideast’s Islamist regimes of Saudi Arabia and Turkey for the mantle of legitimate protector of Palestinian Muslims and Islam’s holy sites in Jerusalem threatens to overturn the control by moderate Islamic monarchy Jordan of the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) where the Al-Aqsa Mosque is located.
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IS Cells Target Schools, Religious Minorities in Afghanistan
July 09, 2018
Islamic State (IS) militant cells driving the caliphate jihad in Afghanistan followed through in their commitment to target the country’s schools, beheading three workers at a boys’ elementary school to which the extremists then set fire, followed a day later by a mass casualty suicide bombing that targeted Sikhs and Hindus.
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Dutch Parliament Enacts Partial Ban on Face-Covering Clothing
June 29, 2018
The Netherlands has followed France, Belgium, Denmark, and other EU countries in legislating limited bans on "face-covering clothing," including Islamic veils and robes like the burka and niqab, in state institutions and on public transport, which are seen as a public communication and safety threat.
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Malta Takes Steps to Become EU’s Islamic Finance Hub
June 29, 2018
The Government of Malta has announced the establishment of the Malta Islamic Finance Association (MIFA), a national body that will coordinate the country’s initiative to develop sharia-compliant/compatible regulatory frameworks, financial services, and digital technologies, with the goal of replacing the UK as the EU’s hub for the $2.2 trillion Islamic finance industry.
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