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IS, al-Qaeda Competition Shows Islamism’s Staying Power
October 06, 2017
The shifting strengths of the Islamic State (IS) caliphate and al-Qaeda militant networks in their Mideastern core territories of origin and control does not suggest a decline in the staying power of these groups, but rather, reveals the vitality and adaptability of radical Islamism as a globalized ideology and operating strategy committed to a long-view jihad.
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UNESCO Receives Praise for Islamic Culture Publication
October 06, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that it has won a prize from the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies for a publication it produced promoting an understanding of Islamic culture and "its contribution to the development of humanity."
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UN Partners on Violent Extremism Prevention Program
October 06, 2017
The UN Development Programme has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Abu Dhabi-based International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism (Hedayah) to help develop national action plans on preventing violent extremism through an approach that includes security, development, and prevention elements.
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OIC, UN Explore Development Through Islamic Finance
October 06, 2017
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Islamic Development Bank and the UN Development Programme recently co-hosted an event in New York to explore "how Islamic finance can be tapped as a strong and scalable funding source" for the achievement of the wide-ranging UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Brexit May Generate Increase in Islamic Finance in UK
October 06, 2017
UK financial experts anticipate a strong expansion in the sharia-compliant banking and finance industry as the country exits the EU, including deeper ties with Gulf and Southeast Asian centers of Islamic finance, in order to offset any Brexit-induced weakening of London's dominance of global financial markets.
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