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Abyei: Africa's conundrum / Mathew, V T

Mathew, V T	Journal Article
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2013.

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Africa ; South Sudan ; Comprehensive Peace Agreement ; Arab Muslims ; Abyei ; UNISFA

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ID: 150600

Radical Islam and terrorism in West Asia / Tripathi, Sudhanshu

Tripathi, Sudhanshu	Journal Article
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Unfortunately, both Islam and terrorism are being defined as co-terminous but that is absolutely wrong. Despite having its origin in Arabian peninsula of West Asia, Islam has been getting radicalised in this very region among uneducated and orthodox Muslims due to their wrong interpretations and also by external power’s instigated and supported vested interests; and that has driven a permanent wedge between Arab and Israel over partition of Palestine for creation of an independent homeland as well as their sovereign state for Jews.

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Terrorism ; Israel ; West Asia ; Arabian Peninsula ; Radical Islam ; Arab Muslims

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ID: 114161

Recruitment and conscription of the circassian community into the Israel defence forces, 1948–58 / Geller, Randall S

Geller, Randall S	Journal Article
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2012.

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This article examines the process leading to the draft of the Sunni Muslim Circassian community into the Israel Defence Forces beginning in 1958. While the Circassians were the second and final minority group to be drafted into the IDF (following the Druze in 1956), the background to and implementation of the draft of this community in Israel has been virtually ignored by previous researchers. This article is the first to examine the process leading to the Circassian draft based on original documentation, and argues that the small number of Circassians enabled the army to incorporate them without threatening the army's fundamentally Jewish character; it also enabled the state to demonstrate its commitment to democracy and equality by incorporating a (second) non-Jewish minority group into a central state institution. Additionally, Circassian service would theoretically engender divisions between Circassian and Arab Muslims, and finally - perhaps - would garner the sympathy of highly placed Circassians in the governments and armies of neighbouring Arab states.

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Israel ; Israel Defence Forces ; Sunni Muslim Circassian Community ; Arab Muslims ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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