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US, Arab Governments Find Basis for Cooperation in Countering Islamism
March 05, 2018
US and Arab governments can look to facts on the ground to build effective cooperation to counter the spread of Islamist radicalism and violence, especially by supporting civil society debates and activism by liberal voice in Muslim-majority societies and by investing in development programs that provide youth with economic alternatives to Islamist militias.
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Full Spectrum of Islamists Plans to Disrupt Egyptian Elections
March 05, 2018
The full spectrum of Islamist groups active in Egypt, from the Muslim Brotherhood to local al-Qaeda and Islamic-State affiliates, are using social media and other platforms to "wage jihad by all means" to disrupt the approaching presidential elections scheduled for later this month in Egypt, inciting an escalation in assaults targeting "the apostates, Christians."
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Creeping Islamism in Malaysia, Indonesia Poses Election Challenges
March 05, 2018
Malaysia and Indonesia are facing electoral challenges from hardline Islamist organizations that have been steadily expanding their activities through a combination of terrorist attacks by cells connected to global jihadi networks and of systematic grassroots organizing in civil society.
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IS Propaganda Activities Illustrate Adaptability
March 05, 2018
The military defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in its core caliphate territories of Iraq and Syria has produced a significant shift in the group's propaganda strategy, away from exclusive use of online platforms toward incorporation of offline activities such as family-clan social networking and pamphleteering.
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Afghan President Offers Party Recognition to Taliban
March 01, 2018
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has offered recognition to the Taliban as an official political party in exchange for the group's participation in a national ceasefire, moving to legitimize the Islamist terror group that has waged a long war against the Afghan government and that has been committed to implementing sharia law throughout the country.
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