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OIC Condemns Islamophobia as Racism
June 03, 2019
The summit meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) government leaders concluded in Saudi Arabia with a statement condemning Islamophobia as a global phenomenon that is “a contemporary form of racism.”
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Jihadist Groups Use Fragility to Expand West African Footprint
June 03, 2019
Jihadist groups linked with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are expanding their influence in Mali, capitalizing on the combination of a weak and corrupt state and inter-tribal violence to increase radicalization and recruitment for expanding operations across West Africa.
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Saudi Arabia Aims to Bolster Regime’s Islamist Credentials
June 03, 2019
The Islamic theocratic monarchy of Saudi Arabia attempted to show its Islamist convening power as a hegemonic leader of Muslims around the world by hosting three major conferences - the annual leadership summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and emergency meetings of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League.
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Taliban and IS Continue Afghan Jihad
June 03, 2019
Afghanistan remains an active front for global jihadist groups, as the Afghan Taliban continued its jihadist war to impose sharia across the country with a targeted attack against a US military convoy in Kabul, following the previous day's Islamic State (IS)-perpetrated suicide bombing against an Afghan military academy.
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OIC Summit Shows Tensions Between Key Islamist Regimes
June 03, 2019
Tensions at a leadership summit of the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia illustrate the competing national and geopolitical interests among members of the world's largest multilateral organization after the United Nations.
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