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Turkey Continues Promotion of Islamic Civilization
April 11, 2022
Turkey’s Islamist government has inaugurated a colossal Museum of Islamic Civilizations as part of the country’s largest mosque complex, located in Istanbul, as part of the country’s branding as the global wellspring and leader of 1400 years of Islamic history.
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IS Radicalization in Israel Discussed by Israel’s Defense Establishment
April 08, 2022
The recent spate of attacks perpetrated by IS sympathizers in Israel reflect a mixed profile when it comes to IS radicalization in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, according to a recent threat assessment provided by Israel’s defense establishment, which identified an estimated 20 possible terrorist plotters among 200 IS sympathizers identified by Israeli intelligence and security services.
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Pakistan’s Patronage of Taliban & Support for Islamist Extremism
April 08, 2022
Nuclear Pakistan is a primary patron of the Islamist extremist Taliban regime in Afghanistan, with Pakistan-India strategic enmity driving Islamabad’s military and intelligence for the Taliban and a shared Islamist extremist ideology linking Pakistan’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Haqqani network and the Taliban.
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Evolution in Jihadist Warfare to Include Conventional & Insurgent Models
April 08, 2022
The Islamist extremist Taliban's seizure of Afghanistan in August 2022 was a crucial indicator of the significant evolution in jihadist warfare over the past several decades, as IS, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and other jihadist groups worldwide remain a longterm security threat because of their demonstrated flexibility in adopting either insurgent or conventional models of warfare, in order to sustain their penultimate goal of territorial capture and governance.
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Blasphemy Conviction of Nigerian Atheist Reveals Conditions Under Islamist Rule
April 08, 2022
A court in the Islamist-governed region of northern Nigeria handed down a 24-year prison sentence for the crime of blasphemy to an atheist who publically criticized religion, citiing the Facebooker's posts as a violation of Islamic blasphemy law that prevents criticism of Islam, and the trial has spotlighted the freedom of speech and religion violations imposed under Islamic governance.
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