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Falling Oil Revenues Raise Questions About Durability of Saudi Arabia's Islamic Autocracy
February 23, 2016
Policy experts are raising red flags about the durability of Saudi Arabia's Islamic autocracy, as significantly declining oil revenues and notorious regime corruption are generating domestic popular discontent and radical Islamist critiques regarding the legitimacy of the Sunni monarchy.
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Pakistan's Islamist Establishment Condemns Prime Minister's Opposition to "Honor Killings" of Women
February 23, 2016
Pakistan's Prime Minister is at loggerheads with the country's powerful Islamist religious establishment, which is condemning his plan to impose strict legal consequences for perpetrators of "honor crimes" against women, a pervasive practice by which sharia law is used to justify the murder of women on grounds of preserving family honor.
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FBI and Apple Continue Battle over Access to Dead Terrorist's iPhone
February 23, 2016
The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") remain locked in a legal battle with Apple, articulated in a debate over homeland security priorities versus personal freedoms, given the tech company's refusal to grant the government's request for access to the Apple iPhone of one of the perpetrators of the December 2015 Islamic State-inspired terror attacks in California.
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Twitter Shutdowns Stifle IS Social Media Recruitment and Propaganda
February 23, 2016
Systematic research on the impact of Twitter's suspension of Islamic State ("IS")-affiliated accounts shows that limitations on IS social media messaging causes downward pressure on the extremist group's Islamist propaganda reach and jihadi recruitment pool.
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OIC Expands Reach into Caribbean via Islamic Development Bank
February 23, 2016
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), the global, intergovernmental group that claims to represent the interests of the worldwide Muslim community, is expanding its reach in the Caribbean Community ("CARICOM") region with an aggressive growth strategy for sharia financial services and investment via the OIC's Islamic Development Bank.
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