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Experts Call for Economic Development to Secure Post-Islamist Syria
August 11, 2017
US security experts are arguing for the swift, sizable commitment of funds by Western powers for the reconstruction and economic development of Syria as a smart diplomatic move to minimize the chance of Islamist extremist resurgence after the military defeat of the Islamic State.
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IS Used eBay, PayPal to Fund Possible US Terror Ops
August 11, 2017
Unsealed FBI legal documents reveal that a US Islamic State (IS) suspect was part of a robust global finance scheme using eBay and PayPal to channel funds for possible Islamist terror operations inside America.
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"Women-Only Parks" Reveal Sociopolitical Tensions in Iran
August 10, 2017
The emergence of "women-only parks" in Iran, similar to those in other Islamic theocracies like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, is generating unexpected debate in Iran over the effects of sociological, political, and health effects of sharia regimes that impose strict gender separation and religious dress-code coverings on women.
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Al-Aqsa Crisis Leads to Consolidation of Islamic Leadership
August 10, 2017
A significant unintended consequence of the Israeli authorities' moves to upgrade security measures at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been the consolidation of a coalition of the city's Islamic religious leadership.
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France Apprehends Suspect in Paris Attack on Soldiers
August 10, 2017
French security officials have apprehended the main suspect in this week's car attack on French police patrolling Paris, as public tensions have spiked due to the possibility that the assault may be another episode in the use of vehicles by Islamist militants to perpetrate local incidents of jihad.
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