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OIC International Influence Grows as Ties Deepen with Guyana
October 22, 2014
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) is deepening its ties in the Caribbean region, as the Secretary General of the OIC met recently with Guyana's Finance Minister to discuss the country's formal economic and financial integration into the OIC's Islamic Development Bank.
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Pakistan's Clout in OIC Has Security and Economic Consequences
October 22, 2014
Nuclear Pakistan's serious clout within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), the group dedicated to protecting the interests of the global Muslim community and a major consumer of Western defense products, is producing a short-term posture toward Pakistan by Western countries that has concerning implications for Western economic and military security.
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Islamist Political Parties at Center of Egyptian Court Decision on Ban of Religious Parties
October 22, 2014
Egypt's Court of Urgent Matters is deciding a lawsuit that would require the disbanding of a range of Islamist political parties, based on the constitutional prohibition on parties "formed on the basis of religion, gender or ethnic discrimination, sectarianism, or geographical location.”
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Saudi Arabia's Death by Crucifixion Sentence for Shiite Cleric Highlights Sunni-Shiite Cleavage
October 22, 2014
Saudi Arabia's Specialised Criminal Court condemned a Shiite cleric to death by crucifixion for charges that international human rights experts are criticizing as violations of freedom of speech and religion and as part of the Wahhabi fundamentalist regime's ongoing repression of the country's Shiite minority.
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Islamist Extremists Operating in Philippines Collect Ransom to Release German Hostages
October 22, 2014
Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaeda in the Philippines collected a ransom of more than $5 million for the release of two German hostages taken on the island this past spring.
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