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Pakistan-Egypt Feud over Muslim Brotherhood Fractures OIC Unity
June 02, 2015
Sharp discord between Pakistan and Egypt, caused by the Cairo government's death sentence for former Egyptian President Mohamad Morsi and an additional 100 members of the country's Muslim Brotherhood, is amplifying internal leadership struggles and disagreements about Islamism within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), the international, multilateral organization that identifies itself as the protector of global Islamic interests and unity.
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New Report Details Challenges in Countering Growth of Western Female Recruits in IS
June 02, 2015
A comprehensive new report published by the widely respected British think tank International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence identifies a significant increase in and diversity among Western female recruits to a wide variety of functions in the Islamic State ("IS"), suggesting the need for greater focus on female demographics in programs for countering violent Islamism and deradicalization of Islamist jihadis.
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OIC Critiques IS Jihadi Attacks on Shiites Inside Saudi Arabia
June 02, 2015
Islamic sectarian cleavages are assuming global dimensions, given the now-open disagreement between the 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), whose charter identifies the organization as the protector of the interests of Muslims worldwide, and the Islamic State ("IS"), the jihadi group committed to expanding sharia under a new caliphate, as the OIC has condemned the recent series of IS bombings against Shiite Muslim targets inside Saudi Arabia.
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India Accuses OIC of Meddling in Domestic Politics on Kashmir Issue
June 02, 2015
India's Ministry of External Affairs characterized the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's ("OIC") call for a resolution of the longstanding problem of sovereignty over Kashmir, where the OIC has positioned itself as a voice for the Muslim population, as internal interference in Indian affairs.
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IS Executes Civilians in Palmyra in War with Syrian Regime
June 01, 2015
The Islamic State ("IS") is conducting public executions of civilians in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, as part of the Islamist extremists' war against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and against Islamic militias deemed by IS to be non-conformists and heretics according to IS's interpretation of Islamic law.
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