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Blair Institute Identifies Keys to Islamist Reform & Deradicalization
September 22, 2021
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has published a series of reports on theological developments in Islamism since 9/11, marking a shift in Islamism away from extremist interpretations of Islam and advocacy for violence.
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Saudi Pragmatism Towards Taliban Reveals Competition Among Islamist Regimes
September 15, 2021
The Wahhabi monarchy in Saudi Arabia dispatched as emissary to the new Taliban Islamic Emirate regime in Afghanistan, in a sign that Saudi Arabia is already adopting a pragmatic approach to relations with the Taliban, in a calculus based on robust competition for ideological influence and national security interests among the hardline Islamist regimes of Saudi, Afghanistan, Iran, Qatar and Turkey.
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OIC Accuses Israel of Human Rights Violations & Demands International Action
September 15, 2021
The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the international community to take action against Israel for violation of the human rights of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, with the 57-member state organization headquartered in Saudi Arabia condemning Israel for "disproportionate and illegal" actions that violate international law.
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Sharia Law in Afghanistan Threatens Survival of Christians
September 15, 2021
The Taliban's imposition of sharia law throughout Afghanistan threatens the lives of all of the country's Christians, who are overwhelmingly first-generation converts from Islam and, therefore, according to sharia law, considered apostates who are subject to the death penalty, unless they revert to Islam or emigrate from Afghanistan.
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Europe Is a Key Target of Jihadist Activities Since 9/11
September 13, 2021
Jihadist organizations have targeted their full range of activities on Europe over the past two decades since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, with Europe's combination of porous external borders permeable to massive migration flows from countries with active Islamist radical networks, high numbers of returning fighters from jihadist wars in the Asia and Africa, and problems with Muslim communities' socioeconomic integration in European countries.
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