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Egypt Turning to Islamic Finance
June 23, 2014
Global finance experts have noted that Egypt is moving decisively to develop its sharia-compliant finance regime.
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Global Islamic Banking Conference to Convene in Singapore
June 23, 2014
Singapore will host the 5th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference ("WIBC"), a global conclave aimed at internationalizing platforms for sharia-compliant and sharia-compatible markets and products by building out the Islamic banking and finance industry beyond its current regional foci in Asia and the Middle East.
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Prodromou: ISIS Endgame Is Islamic Caliphate
June 23, 2014
Elizabeth Prodromou writes that the long-term goal of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ("ISIL" or "ISIS") to establish an Islamic caliphate in Baghdad should encourage "prudent policy planning" in Washington.
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Islamists in Syria and Iran Disagree at Doha Forum
June 19, 2014
Participating in the U.S.-Islamic World Forum at Doha, the leader of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood rejected the possibility of dialogue with Iran about peace talks on Syria, accusing the Iranian regime of a double strategy of supporting Islamist extremists and working with the al-Assad regime in Syria.
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Jihadi Wars in Iraq and Syria Signal Islamist Takeovers and New Caliphate
June 19, 2014
The staggering success of radical jihadi group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ("ISIS") to capture and control territory in Iraq continues ISIS's gains on the Syrian front, signaling the group's ascendancy over competing Islamo-terrorist group al-Qaeda, as well as progress toward creating a new Middle East caliphate organized according to strict sharia law.
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