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Yemen Remains a Disruptor in Iranian Shiite Arc of Aggression After Soleimani's Death
January 29, 2020
Yemen remains an important point of the spear in Iran's asymmetric warfare and disruptive strategy of expanding the Shiite Islamist footprint across the Middle East.
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Tajikistan Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood in Central Asia
January 29, 2020
State authorities in Tajikistan arrested 113 people on charges of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the most recent move in the Central Asian state’s ongoing crackdown on a range of radical Islamist groups deemed responsible for terrorist attacks against government facilities and foreign tourists.
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Moody’s Predicts Sharp Rise in Sharia Banking Assets in Turkey
January 29, 2020
Moody’s predicts strong growth in sharia banking in Turkey over the next decade, with Islamic banking becoming the backbone of Turkeys financial sector under an Islamist government aiming to make Istanbul a global financial center on par with London, New York, and Dubai.
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2019 Saw Expansion in Scope, Landscape, Impact of Islamist Extremist Groups in Africa
January 22, 2020
The landscape of Islamist extremist groups in Africa demonstrated a expansion in numbers of active organizations, as well as a measurable diffusion of violent and non-violent Islamist activities initially concentrated in East Africa to include the East Africa and Sahel region and North Africa.
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Western Prisons Are Islamist Incubators in Need of Overhaul
January 22, 2020
Empirical evidence shows that Western nations from the US to Europe are incubators for Islamist radicalization and post-release Islamist violence, with acute policy limitations in vetting processes for Islamic chaplains and ineffective outcomes for de-radicalization of inmates.
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