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Hezbollah Expands Islamist Presence in Latin America
February 08, 2017
The Iran-backed Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah is continuing to expand its Western Hemisphere presence based on decades-long operations in Latin America, relying on a sophisticated array of organized criminal activities and political patronage to support global Islamist extremist activities.
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Louvre Attack Raises New Terrorism Concerns
February 08, 2017
French media report a sense of popular anxiety over the possibility of yet another spate of Islamist terror attacks in the country in the wake of a machete attack at Paris's famous Louvre museum by an Egyptian man who shouted Islamic declarations at the moment of attack.
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Dubai's Sharia Finance Pivots on "Islamic Ecosystem"
February 08, 2017
Dubai's ongoing initiative to ensure the country's position as the global epicenter of sharia-compatible/compliant finance pivots on the concept of an "Islamic ecosystem," comprised of interlocking economic sectors of Islamic finance, halal (sharia-compliant) food products, and Islamic lifestyles products and devices.
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Pew Mapping Shows Global Footprint of Islam
February 08, 2017
The Pew Research Center has updated its global Muslim population map, showing that a majority of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, who comprise the world's second-largest religious tradition, live in the Asia-Pacific region, while the highest concentration of Muslims live in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Experts Link Global Islamism, Authoritarian Regimes
February 03, 2017
Some experts argue that the global jihadist movement receives support from authoritarian "Muslim regimes and governments who have appropriated Salafist-Wahhabist symbols" to divert attention from economic deprivation at home and to justify jihadi-civilizational attacks against non-Muslim and Muslim targets.
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