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British Prime Minister Says Domestic Islamist Extremism on Rise
July 24, 2015
British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke publicly about rising Islamist extremist ideology, intolerance, and violence in England, and outlined a new proposal that combines socio-economic integration and security measures aimed at countering the phenomenon.
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Former Egyptian Army Officer Calls for Jihad Against Government
July 24, 2015
A former officer in the Egyptian military, who is now one of the country's most notorious Islamist militants affiliated with both the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, publicly called on the country's Muslims to wage a holy war against the government of Egypt.
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OIC and European Counterpart Push for Global Blasphemy Law
July 22, 2015
The Islamic European Council, an affiliate of the 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), called on all member-state governments to pass legislation that would "criminalize the defamation of religions in all Islamic countries."
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IS Leadership Combines Post-Modern Media Strategy with Medieval Brutality
July 22, 2015
In a tactical shift in the Islamic State's ("IS") media strategy, the organization's senior leadership has instructed the group's fighters to continue brutal beheadings as a social mechanism, but to refrain from mediatizing such terror techniques, in order to avoid repelling potential recruits.
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IS Suicide Attack in Turkey Is Blowback Against Islamist Government
July 22, 2015
Turkey's Justice and Development Party, long criticized by Western governments for passively supporting the Islamic State ("IS"), is facing domestic blowback in the form of an IS suicide attack against the predominantly Kurdish town of Suruc inside Turkey's border with Syria.