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Pakistan Islamism Legitimizes Intolerance of Pluralism
November 08, 2017
A new book explains how the steady consolidation of an Islamist authoritarian regime and a culture of intolerance in Pakistan, a key player in the geopolitically important region of Southwest Asia, has occurred through the steady decline of laws, social practices, and political parties that reject religious pluralism.
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US Experts Evaluate Impact on Mideast Stability
November 08, 2017
US policymakers grappling with America's possible contributions to a stable and secure post-Islamic State (IS) Middle East are seeking to learn from Washington's recent military mistakes that unintentionally enabled the rise of IS and from the failures of institution-building evident in America's development and democratization programs in the Mideast.
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German Courts Crack Down on Homegrown Islamist Fighters
November 01, 2017
Germany’s courts are cracking down on homegrown sources of support for global Islamist militancy, as Frankfurt court judges issued separate convictions for two men found guilty of fighting for an Islamic State affiliate in Syria and in Somalia for the jhadist group al-Shabab.
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Turkey Islamizes Public-School Curriculum
November 01, 2017
The Islamization of Turkey's public-school curriculum, including the removal of teaching about evolution and the introduction of instruction about jihad, has pushed some parents and teachers to stage public protests about the end of secular education under the country's Islamist Justice and Development Party government.
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OIC, GCC Create Body Promoting Political Cooperation
November 01, 2017
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have established a high-level joint commission to develop an agenda for strategic cooperation on priority "political issues for the Muslim world."