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Police Shutter Mosque Linked to Berlin Attack
March 08, 2017
German security officials have shut down a mosque linked to the perpetrator of the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Christmas market attack in Berlin and operated by the Fussilet organization, which has been on the radar of German police for reported links to jihadi networks in Germany, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.
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IS Uses Chemical Weapons in Fight for Mosul
March 08, 2017
Medical aid workers in Iraqi Kurdistan are reporting that burns on civilians transported from the city of Mosul are consistent with "blistering chemical agents," suggesting that Islamic State (IS) militants are using crude chemical weapons in the battle to hold the city against advancing Iraqi government forces.
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Islamic Finance Continues Expansion into Africa
March 08, 2017
The growth of sharia-compatible/compliant finance methods and banking services on the African continent continues apace as Morocco's Central Bank approved a range of Islamic banking services designed to grow investment and liquidity.
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Internet Debates Signal Mideast Culture Wars
March 08, 2017
Security experts anticipate that the launch of the first online forum for the LGBT community in the Middle East and North Africa will produce an intense "cultural tsunami" between hardline Islamists and their critics.
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Coptic Christians Flee IS Cleansing Campaign
March 08, 2017
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians are accelerating their exodus from the North Sinai in the face of an escalation in targeted violence against them by Islamic State (IS) militants carrying out a religious cleansing campaign to eradicate the Mideast's largest remaining Christian community.
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