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U.K. Parliament Debates Impacts of Sharia in Society
December 17, 2014
The House of Lords debated the impact of sharia ideas, practices, and laws in the United Kingdom, with particular focus on the discriminatory and deleterious effects on women through practices including polygamy, legal protections for mothers vis-a-vis their children, and female genital mutilation (“FGM”).
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Global Jihadis Get Strong Support from Qatar
December 17, 2014
Policies of commission and omission by the ruling regime in Qatar have made the Gulf emirate one of the most permissive spaces for illicit financing and economic support for Islamist extremists dedicated to jihad against the U.S. and Europe, according to a comprehensive report just released by Washington-based think tank Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
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Germany Developing Approaches to Combat Islamization and Jihadism
December 12, 2014
German federal and state authorities are moving to develop an integrated approach to combating the efforts and effects of Islamist radicalization in the country, including review of teacher training and curricula in public education, as well as the promotion of public awareness campaigns and hotlines to report community and internet recruitment activities.
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OIC Slams Israel for Palestinian Minister's Killing
December 12, 2014
Saudi Arabian diplomat and Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), Iyad Ameen Madani, harshly condemned the recent killing of a senior Minister of the Palestinian Authority at a protest against Israel's settlement expansions in the West Bank, and called on the international community to bring Israel to account for its "ongoing crimes and violations through occupation."
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Turkey Moves to Islamicize Education System
December 11, 2014
Turkey's National Education Council is proposing a set of comprehensive educational reforms designed to intensify the Islamicization of the country's K-12 education system and to implement the governing Islamist party's vision for "raising a devout generation."
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