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Morocco's Islamist Groups Condemn Normalization with Israel as "Deplorable"
December 15, 2020
The Guardian reports that Morocco's constellation of Islamist parties and organizations condemned the decision by the North African Kingdom to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, denouncing the Rabat government's announcement as "deplorable".
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France 24: Islamist Threat Level Severe in Spain
December 15, 2020
Security experts in Spain emphasize that, contrary to public perception, the threat level for jihadist violence in the Mediterranean state remains severe, given expanding networks of Islamist propaganda and radicalization in Europe and the exponential expansion of jihadist activities in the African Sahel.
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IPD: Islamist Radicalization in US Prisons Correlated to Violence on Release
December 15, 2020
The International Policy Digest reports that data for US prison populations and Islamist violence indicate a positive correlation between time spent incarcerated and perpetration of Islamic violence after release, underscoring the need to develop more sophisticated tools to counter the radicalization mechanisms used in prison.
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OIC Platform Puts NATO-Member Turkey in Islamic Leadership at Food Security Conference
December 15, 2020
The 57-member, global Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) continues to be a major platform for Turkey‘s move to project itself as an Islamic world-leader, including hosting the General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) in Ankara, as well as proposing Turkey to replace Saudi Arabia as chair of the IOFS.
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Robust Growth for Global Islamic Finance Assets Forecast to $3.69tn By 2024
December 15, 2020
Global Islamic finance assets continue to experience strong annual growth rates, with total assets forecast to reach $3.69 trillion by 2024 on the strength of the international sharia-based banking sector.
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