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Khaled Meshaal Or Khalil Al-Hayya: Hamas In Final Stage Of Naming New Chief
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position.
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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Why Jamaat-e-Islami Remains Bangladesh's Most Controversial Party
Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is now emerging as a strong contender.
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Bangladeshi Islamist Party's Pro-Hindu Pitch Amid Violence Against Minorities
In what is being seen as the strongest minority outreach by Bangladesh's radical Islamists, Jamaat-E-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman has appealed to Hindus to vote for the party in the upcoming elections.
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US Wants To Cosy Up To Bangladesh Hardliners, Earlier Banned By Hasina: Report
With the Jamaat-e-Islami expected to get its biggest-ever win in the upcoming elections, the US is stepping up engagement with Bangladesh's largest Islamist party.
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Rifaat Al-Assad, 'Butcher Of Hama' And Brother Of Ex Syria President Dies
Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday
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How An Islamist Party Is Gaining Ground In Bangladesh, Worrying Moderates
Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month.
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UAE Blocks Students From UK Universities Over Radicalisation Fears: Report
UAE, which provides its high-achieving students generous grants to study abroad, has been restricting admissions to British universities over fears that campuses are being radicalised by an extremist Islamist group, a UK media report said.
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Lashkar, Hamas Leaders' Big Meet-Up In Pakistan Amid Deepening Terror Ties
Pakistan, which has a long history of sponsoring and sheltering terror outfits on its soil, recently became the venue for a meeting between Hamas and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders.
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Born Out Of 2024 Bangladesh Protests, Party Loses Leaders Over Jamaat Union
The National Citizen Party in Bangladesh has recentlylost prominent faces because of its tie-up with the hardline Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, considered a pro-Pakistan and radical Islamist party.
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Khaled Meshaal Or Khalil Al-Hayya: Hamas In Final Stage Of Naming New Chief
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position.
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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Why Jamaat-e-Islami Remains Bangladesh's Most Controversial Party
Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is now emerging as a strong contender.
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Bangladeshi Islamist Party's Pro-Hindu Pitch Amid Violence Against Minorities
In what is being seen as the strongest minority outreach by Bangladesh's radical Islamists, Jamaat-E-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman has appealed to Hindus to vote for the party in the upcoming elections.
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US Wants To Cosy Up To Bangladesh Hardliners, Earlier Banned By Hasina: Report
With the Jamaat-e-Islami expected to get its biggest-ever win in the upcoming elections, the US is stepping up engagement with Bangladesh's largest Islamist party.
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Rifaat Al-Assad, 'Butcher Of Hama' And Brother Of Ex Syria President Dies
Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday
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How An Islamist Party Is Gaining Ground In Bangladesh, Worrying Moderates
Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month.
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UAE Blocks Students From UK Universities Over Radicalisation Fears: Report
UAE, which provides its high-achieving students generous grants to study abroad, has been restricting admissions to British universities over fears that campuses are being radicalised by an extremist Islamist group, a UK media report said.
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Lashkar, Hamas Leaders' Big Meet-Up In Pakistan Amid Deepening Terror Ties
Pakistan, which has a long history of sponsoring and sheltering terror outfits on its soil, recently became the venue for a meeting between Hamas and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders.
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Born Out Of 2024 Bangladesh Protests, Party Loses Leaders Over Jamaat Union
The National Citizen Party in Bangladesh has recentlylost prominent faces because of its tie-up with the hardline Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, considered a pro-Pakistan and radical Islamist party.
