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Observers Question Saudi Renunciation of Islamist Extremism
September 16, 2016
Observers point out that only hard evidence will show whether Saudi Arabia's recent pledges to US officials to give up on the Kingdom's admitted policy of global exportation of Islamist extremism produces a decline in violence, incitement, and terrorism by jihadi groups and actors connected to Wahhabi support.
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Food Fights Reflect Concerns About Creeping Islamization in China
September 16, 2016
A battle in Chinese social media over government labeling laws for Islamic halal foods pits Chinese Muslims' arguments about religious freedom rights for sharia-compliant food labeling against Chinese state concerns about creeping Islamization reflected in incidents of Islamist terrorism and calls for sharia law by some of the country's Muslim communities.
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Iran Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Global Export of Islamic Extremism
September 16, 2016
In another sign of the escalating Shia-Sunni power struggle, Iran's Foreign Minister called out Saudi Arabia's monarchy and religious establishment for "changing the face of Islam" by using massive amounts of petrodollars to finance the globalization of violent extremist Islamism, suggesting that Saudi Arabia needs to "become part of the solution" in ending Islamist terrorism.
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US Treasury Department Blacklists IS Operatives in Turkey
September 16, 2016
The US Department of the Treasury announced that two Islamic State operatives based in Turkey have been added to the sanctions banning US entities from doing business with individuals and organizations implicated in global terrorist financing activities.
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Post-9/11 Data Present Complex Portrait of Trends in Growth of Islam in America
September 14, 2016
Survey data from well-known think tanks show both conversion and immigration as the drivers of a notable increase in the number of Muslims in America and signal that media bias and fears about the globalization of violent Islamism have fueled concerns about Islam in the US during the same period.
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