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Islamist Violence Continues to Terrorize Belgium
August 08, 2016
As part of the group's "reprisals against crusaders" of the West, the Islamic State continued to terrorize Belgium, this time with a machete attack against two police officers in the city of Charleroi by an Algerian national who identifies as a "loyal soldier" to IS.
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IS Targets Pakistan's Judiciary
August 08, 2016
An Islamic State cell carried out a lethal attack against members of the Khurassan Bar Association in the provincial capital strategically bordering Afghanistan, signaling the Islamist terror group's continuing commitment to expanding its presence from the Levant into Southwest Asia.
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Southeast Asia Seeks Lead on Global Sharia Finance
August 08, 2016
Malaysia and Indonesia took the lead at the World Islamic Economic Forum toward establishing Southeast Asia as the center of global sharia financial capital markets by announcing the formation of a World Sharia Stock Market Centre.
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UK Review Finds Islamist Advocacy in Prisons
August 08, 2016
A review by British authorities of extremism in prisons found that the bookshelves of UK prisons contain Islamist literature advocating the killing of nonbelievers and that Muslim chaplains call on prisoners to raise money for organizations linked with international terrorism.
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OIC, Iran Push Sharia Finance in West Africa
August 03, 2016
The Saudi Arabia-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's financial institutions are making a strong push for the expansion of sharia-compatible/compliant financial markets in West Africa, as OIC member Iran moves aggressively to position the country as a key player in sovereign Islamic bond (sukuk) finance on the African Continent.
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