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Extremist Islamism Is on the Uptick in Bangladesh
October 05, 2015
A recent series of violent attacks against pro-free-speech bloggers and foreign diplomats in Bangladesh reflects the increasing influence of extremist Islamism in the country, where Saudi Arabia routinely funds mosques and educational curricula and a melange of radical Islamist groups has actively engaged in violence against civilians.
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Succession Dynamics Reveal Survival Threats to Saudi Regime Wedded to Fundamentalist Islamism
October 05, 2015
The complex competitive dynamics for succession to the throne of Saudi Arabia reveals the brittle features and threats to regime endurance for the absolutist monarchy that remains rigidly wedded to extremist-fundamentalist Islamism.
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Radicalization of China's Uighur Muslims Reflected in Death Threats Against Novelist
October 05, 2015
The measurable Islamist radicalization of China's large ethnic-Uighur Muslim population, aggravated by the penetration of foreign extremist-jihadi groups and Beijing's reactionary repression, is reflected in the blasphemy accusations against a renowned Uighur novelist.
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Boko Haram Uses Child Suicide Bombers in Latest Attack in Nigeria
October 05, 2015
Four children between the ages of nine and fifteen were used in the latest suicide attack, on a mosque, by the fanatical Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which is targeting Christians and "non-conforming" Muslims alike in a war to impose sharia law throughout Nigeria.
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Islamism Strengthened by Democratic Processes Absent Liberal Ideas
October 05, 2015
The strength of Islamist ideas and sharia law is oftentimes enhanced, paradoxically, by democratic processes - if those are implemented in the absence of a strong commitment to liberal ideas about individual rights of liberty and equality.
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