Firstly, push governments to recognize as indigenous peoples all communities meeting the criteria that define indigenous peoples under international law.

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Banking scholars also argue that Islamic law blocked indigenous financial modernization in Muslim countries because of an inheritance system that restrained capital accumulation, inhibitions on pooling resources that discouraged investment diversification, and a traditional aversion to the concept of legal personhood for corporations, which hampered the development of financial entities.

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That verdict could impact on thousands of indigenous communities in Ecuador and beyond who want their governments to adhere to international human rights law that requires them to consult with indigenous peoples before giving developments on their land the go-ahead.

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Brazil's draft national REDD law also states that indigenous people own the forest carbon of their reserves.

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This evidence has forced Chevron to hire some of the largest law firms in the world to fight five indigenous tribes in the rainforest.

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Such a radical change in American law allowing Muslims to take control over their family law issues must be initiated from the indigenous Muslim community here in the United States.

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Past, well-intentioned but strategically insane efforts by law enforcement and intelligence organizations to reach out to indigenous Muslim communities through such usually Saudi-funded and pro-Islamist organizations are, as a result, now being redoubled.

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Permitting only those with a degree in journalism to work in the media, the law would further limit citizen journalism and the freedom of expression of small and remote indigenous communities, according to the Network of Popular and Educational Radios in Ecuador (Corape).

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