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Islamist Radicalization in Sri Lanka Points to Saudi Influence
April 29, 2019
The Muslim communities in the hometown of the mastermind behind the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka have undergone a steady process of social and political radicalization in the expanding numbers of mosques, cultural centers, and schools funded by Saudi Arabia and other Wahhabi regimes from the Arabian Gulf.
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Al-Qaeda Leads as Islamist Threat in South Asia
April 26, 2019
Al-Qaeda in South Asia (AQIS) has pursued a strategy of radicalization and recruitment to make the key geopolitical region of the Indian subcontinent a new front in global jihadism.
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Perpetrator of Sri Lanka Attacks Showed Warning Signs of Islamist Terror
April 26, 2019
The radical Muslim cleric who masterminded the Easter Sunday assaults on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka was an open preacher of Islamist fundamentalism and an advocate of violence against non-Muslims and non-conforming Muslims whose use of social media and Islamist rhetoric offer a blueprint for predicting future Islamist terror attacks.
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UAE Hosts OIC Festival on Islamic Cultural Diversity, Tolerance
April 26, 2019
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting the second annual Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Festival designed by the global entity to build solidarity among OIC countries by promoting awareness of multicultural “tolerance and diversity within Islam” under the slogan of “One Nation Unified by Benevolent Cooperation, Justice and Tolerance.”
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IS Continues to Profit from Looting of Christian Sites
April 26, 2019
Islamic State (IS) fighters targeted Christian cultural and religious sites in Iraq and Syria for destruction, rapine, and looting, permitting IS networks to profiteer from the illicit sale of Christian artifacts on global black markets well after the military defeat of the caliphate in its core territories.
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