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Nigerian Proposal for Islamic Finance Sparks Controversy
September 25, 2017
A proposal to introduce Islamic finance by state banks in Nigeria is generating inter-religious tensions, as the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of "Islamophobia" for questioning the implications of the sharia finance products in the country's banking system.
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IS Uses Torture to Indoctrinate Women Recruits
September 21, 2017
According to ongoing research conducted by the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, the recruitment of women to Islamic State (IS) positions reveals a systematic indoctrination process of psychological terror and physical isolation that is replicated in the brutality of torture meted out by women against women.
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UN, Saudi Arabian Foundation Host Forum for "Tolerance"
September 21, 2017
The UN Development Programme and the Saudi Arabia-based Misk Foundation recently hosted a forum in New York with the aim of teaching youth to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals by "sparking dialogue on issues of tolerance, peace and sustainability" and preventing violent extremism.
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OSCE: Respect Prisoner Rights to Counter Extremism
September 21, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently co-hosted an event in Warsaw calling for national compliance with the global human rights agenda as a "central component" of countering violent extremism and radicalization in prisons.
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OSCE Meeting Combats "Hatred" in Public Space
September 21, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina recently hosted a meeting of 31 "Coalitions against Hate" as part of the security organization's "Super Citizens" initiative aimed at developing "positive messages to counter hatred in the society" and combat "negative discourse in the public space."
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