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NGO Opposes Malaysian "Fake News" Legislation
March 28, 2018
Amnesty International has called on the Malaysian government to withdraw proposed legislation, introduced in the run-up to the country's elections later this year, providing for prison terms for people who disseminate "fake news."
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Islamic Finance Pushes into Sri Lanka
March 28, 2018
Sri Lanka is entering the competitive global marketplace for Islamic finance and banking, as national banking leaders move to develop sharia-compliant/compatible products that will appeal to the country’s wealth-generating minority Muslim population and position Sri Lanka as a competitor to capture sharia assets in South Asia.
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Global Jihadist Ecosystem Marked by Adaptability, Resiliency
March 28, 2018
Security experts from the US National Intelligence Council characterize the global jihadist ecosystem as a a complex amalgam of Islamist extremist groups with competitive leaderships and membership recruitment strategies, adaptability to geopolitical terrains, multi-faceted use of technologies for ideological transmission and violence, and a demonstrated resilience.
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UN Agency: IS Collapse Will Lead to New Migration Crisis
March 27, 2018
The Executive Director of the UN's World Food Program David Beasley has warned that the military defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq has led to a recruitment drive by Islamist extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa that will produce a new migration crisis in Europe.
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WEF Examines Threat of "Fake News" in Latin America
March 27, 2018
At the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America, panelists examined the threats posed to democracy by "fake news" spread in online fora throughout the region and called for societies to focus on education to help citizens distinguish between the truth and disinformation.
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