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Iraqi Shia clerics will push Tehran to reduce meddling

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IRAQ

Clerics' influence on policymaking.

Morocco will control religious narrative

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MOROCCO

The government is eager to present Morocco as a bastion of moderate Islam; it articulates and enforces a narrow definition of ‘Moroccan Islam’. Since King Mohammed VI ascended to…

Salafi influence is likely to grow in Libya

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LIBYA

He was reportedly arrested, along with the four organisers, at the instigation of a Salafi group which considered the event sinful. The incident casts a spotlight on the influence…

Third term could undermine Mauritania's stability

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MAURITANIA

Mauritania political outlook.

US colleges may see change to income from sports teams

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UNITED STATES

The NLRB case coincides with a class-action suit before a federal appeals court on the issue, throwing a spotlight on whether students playing in the multi-billion-dollar…

Libya's Madkhali-Salafists will be a wild card

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LIBYA

Salafists in Libya.

Political pressure mounts on Japanese media

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JAPAN

The issue of media independence has become a fraught one under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration, with perceptions rising among journalists and the public that the…

Modi’s outreach to Muslims will be cosmetic only

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INDIA

The Hindu nationalist government's claims to be reaching out to Muslims.

Egyptian president will keep an eye on Al Azhar

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EGYPT

Sisi and Al Azhar relations.

Credibility deficit curbs North Africa jihadism battle

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NORTH AFRICA

The ideological battle in North Africa