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Chapman: Iran's Long History of State-Sponsored Holocaust Denial
January 08, 2020
As the January 27th International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, Michael Chapman provides a timeline of the Islamic Republic of Iran's holocaust denial and distortion from 1998-2016.
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OIC Expands Sharia Finance and Banking Presence in Central Asia
January 06, 2020
A new initiative of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will provide sharia-compliant financing and capacity-building to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Uzbekistan, thereby expanding Islamic finance and banking networks in Central Asia.
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Nader: Islamic Theocracy of Iran Remains Strategic Issue
January 06, 2020
Writing in The HIll, Alireza Nader opines that, despite the US drone strike that killed Iranian General Soleimani, the Iranian theocratic regime is larger than a single individual and the core strategic question of the regime's durability and direction remains unresolved.
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Polling Shows Weak Support Among Saudi Populace for Religious Tolerance
January 06, 2020
According to a survey in Saudi Arabia conducted by the Institute for Near East Policy, only 20% of those surveyed favored "interpreting Islam in a more moderate, tolerant direction."
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Consolidation of Islamist Groups in West Africa Poses Threats of International Terrorism and Population Displacement
January 06, 2020
The possibility that the US and its European allies may draw down their military presence in West Africa raises the likelihood that the range of Islamist extremist groups already active in the region will consolidate their presence.