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OIC, Turkey Cooperate on Global Islamist Program
January 21, 2019
The central role of Turkey and Qatar in promoting the global agenda of the 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was evident in a recent meeting in Ankara of the Chairman of the Qatar-based OIC Humanitarian Fund and Turkey’s top Muslim cleric and head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet).
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Bangladesh Police Arrest Islamist Ringleader of 2016 Dhaka Massacre
January 21, 2019
Police in Bangladesh have arrested the ringleader of the local Islamist extremist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh that perpetrated the 2016 lethal siege against a Dhaka cafe.
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Evidence Indicates Saudi Interference in Judicial Process of US State
January 21, 2019
US Senator from Oregon Ron Wyden is seeking answers from US security officials after reviewing evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia arranged for the escape of five Saudi nationals studying in Oregon colleges from the state's criminal justice system, where they face crimes ranging from rape to internet trafficking in child pornography.
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Islamist Extremism Shows Resilience with Lethal Attacks
January 21, 2019
The recent attacks by diverse jihadist groups in Syria and Kenya remind the international community that, from the Mideast to Africa, the resilience of Islamist extremism remains a challenge to global order and security.
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Turkey Turns Toward Ottoman Islamism
January 21, 2019
Recent social science research on Turkey points to the current government's turn away from EU ideals of religious freedom in favor of a revitalization of the Ottoman Islamist model by which non-Muslims are subjected to inferior social and political status in Turkey.
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