Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Militant Islam Gains Ground in the Balkans

GERSON LEHRMAN GROUP: A recent online music video featuring Macedonians praising Osama bin Laden has fueled fears that Southeastern Europe could be emerging as the latest breeding ground for homegrown Islamist militants. It focuses attention on Muslim charities active in The Balkans since the wars in former Yugoslavia in the mid-1990s. Many of those charities are funded by oil-rich Saudi Arabia and propagate Wahhabism - the kingdom's austere and puritan interpretation of Islam. >>> GLG Expert Contributor | Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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