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Ruling Permits Pillage of Egypt's Antiquities
September 20, 2017
An Islamic religious ruling (fatwa) issued by one of Egypt's foundational Islamic religious institutions has sanctioned the rights of individuals to excavate and profit from the country’s antiquities, provoking push-back from some scholars and state officials who condemn the ruling as paving the way for pillage of the country's cultural patrimony.
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Al-Qaeda Militants Fill IS Vacuum in Syria
September 20, 2017
Al-Qaeda militants have stepped into the vacuum left by the defeat of Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria, warring against both the al-Assad regime and its opposition for control over terrain that international powers were trying to establish as "de-escalation zones" safe for civilians.
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OIC Prepares Bloc Action at UNGA
September 20, 2017
Leaders from the 57 member-states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have prepared an active agenda for participation in the UN General Assembly (UNGA), reinforcing the bloc voting in the UNGA and bloc agenda-setting in UN committees on issues that OIC leadership deems of interest to the worldwide Muslim community.
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MWL Calls for Islamic-American Civilizational Forum
September 20, 2017
The Saudi Arabia-funded Muslim World League (MWL) concluded a recent conference by calling for the establishment of an Islamic-American Forum for Civilizational Interaction, dedicated to "fair partnerships and serious dialogue built on the real message of Islamic civilization's" shared values and interests with American civilization.
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OIC Accelerates Global Islamist Cultural Strategy
September 20, 2017
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met in Sudan to formalize the implementation mechanisms for a global Islamist cultural strategy by which the 57-member state organization can harmonize efforts for "joint Islamic cultural action."
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