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Islamist Hardliners Call for Overthow of Indonesia's Government Because of Proposed Economic Reform Bill
October 19, 2020
Hardline Indonesian Islamist cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab is calling on his followers in Indonesia's Islamic Defender Front (FPI) to overthrow the government in Jakarta, because of its proposed Omnibus Law , an economic reform overhaul that has spawned widespread popular protests in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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Kedar: Turkey Supports IS Sustainability & Muslim Brotherhood Durability
October 19, 2020
Writing at the website for The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Senior Researcher Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar, expresses concern about NATO-member Turkey's Islamist government's commitment to the goal of a global caliphate espoused by the Muslim Brotherood, the sharing intelligence and provision of tactical support for IS operations in Iraq and Syria, and the provision of soft financial support to sustain caliphate operations.
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Internet Decouples Islamist Radicalization From Territory
October 19, 2020
The use of diverse internet platforms continues to enable religious radicalization beyond territories controlled by local jihadist groups, with technology allowing the continuous dissemination of radical Islamist ideas and, therefore, requiring a multi-stakeholder response to early detection and monitoring strategies for countering Islamist extremism.
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UN Report Highlights Financial Efficiency of Al Shabaab in Funding Islamist Terror Operations
October 19, 2020
A new report by the UN Sanctions Panel on Somalia, which monitors compliance with international sanctions on the East African country, details the "super efficiency" of the Islamist terror group al Shabaab in its money laundering, funding of small- and medium-sized businesses, and intimidation-extraction rackets, all of which generate major cash returns used to fund the jihadist group's onngoing operations in Somalia.
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Snell: G-20 Interfaith Forum Exposes Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Violations
October 19, 2020
Writing in AL-Monitor, Joe Snell expresses concern that this year's G-20 Interfaith Forum, designed to showcase inter-religious cooperation on global development and human security matters, is being used by the host country, Saudi Arabia, as a platform to promote the Islamist monarchy's "support for inter-faith tolerance and respect," while, at the same time, it engages in practices inconsistent with human rights and religious freedom.
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