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issue 132
9.18.2014  |
TOPSTORIES 
For
all the 'activity' of the 26 countries in the coalition, there has been
remarkably little offered in the way of concrete support. More 
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After attempting to enter a men's
volleyball game, a 25-year old British-Iranian woman has been jailed for more
than two months in the notorious Evin prison. |
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Leaders of US Muslim Brotherhood-linked
organizations have condemned ISIS, but they have failed to condemn the
Islamist ideology itself. |
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Perpetrators of honor crimes are protected
by Jordanian law, which makes allowances for “the use of mitigating reasons
for assault crimes.” |
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Two years ago, I was on a panel discussion
with a focus on violence against women. I mentioned female genital mutilation
(FGM) and its heightened prevalence, how thousands of girls are at risk every
year in the United States to undergo this atrocious act. |
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FEATUREDVIDEOS
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In a naked threat to American armed forces,
the Islamic State released a new propaganda video titled 'Flames of War.' |
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MODERATEVOICES 
Sheema
Kalbasi, Iranian poet and filmmaker, spoke to Clarion Project about women's
rights in Iran under the Islamic Republic and the role of poetry. More
QUOTABLEQUOTES 
"Turkey's
stance in the joint struggle against IS is indeed low-profile, but perhaps this
is an understatement. If the recent discourse of its decision-makers is
scrutinized closely, one may reach the conclusion that the ruling Islamist
government of Turkey is more distanced from its NATO allies than from IS."
- Cengiz Candar
Columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse
Columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse
BLOGPOST |
Following the latest in a long string of
inhumane and barbaric attacks by the Islamic State, it becomes mandatory to
ask whether this group is Islamic or Un-Islamic. |
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RECOMMENDEDREADING
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By Eric Schmitt and
Thom Shanker
Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, both of The
New York Times, take readers into a previously hidden theater of war, as U.S.
ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials
have fashioned effective new strategies to fight terrorism. The book is
filled with startling revelations about how America's national security is
being managed in the ongoing struggle against Islamic extremism. |
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