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Experts Explore IS Internet Incitement and Curbs on First Amendment
December 29, 2015
The Islamic State's ("IS") sophisticated use of the internet to recruit, radicalize, and, most especially, incite hatred and violence in the name of Islamic jihad is generating a crucial debate among US constitutional and security experts, on possible curbs on the First Amendment under the "clear and present danger" standard of “imminent lawless action.”
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UN Emphasizes Muslim "Victimhood" as Result of Terrorism
December 29, 2015
Anne Bayefsky of the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Voices writes that two panels recently hosted at the UN's New York headquarters characterized American Muslims as victims of Islamophobia in the wake of the 9/11 and San Bernardino attacks perpetrated by Islamic terrorists.
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IS Is a Pseudo-State, Not a Simple Terrorist Organization
December 29, 2015
Security experts are debating the diagnosis of the Islamic State ("IS") as a pseudo-state that combines the force projection capabilities and economic functions of a state with extremist Islamist ideology, with implications for an offensive containment strategy integrating decisive diplomacy with innovative military operations.
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IS Theologians and War Spoils Department Manage Slavery and Sex with War Captives
December 29, 2015
Islamic State ("IS") theologians have issued a religious ruling with detailed sharia justifications permitting male "owners" to enslave, buy and sell, and have sex with female captives of jihad, with the fatwa on slavery and sex intended to support the operations of IS's newly established "Department of War Spoils."
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Sharia Finance Comes to Fast-Growth US Agri-Tech Industry
December 29, 2015
Sharia-compliant investment and financing instruments are coming to the US agri-tech industry, as global Islamist investors are looking to enter the fastest growth sector in innovative, sustainable agriculture and farming worldwide.
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