B.t.w., on a more useless note, i’ve been playing with some possible acronyms for the past hour, without success, my favorite for now is « I(ran) B(razil)E(thiopia)A(rgentina)R(ussia) E(gypt)C(hina)E(mirates)S(audi arabia)I(ndia)S(outh africa) ».
An ecesis being the successful establishment of a plant/animal in a habitat that was barren previously.

Here’s some failed attempts :

  • scareee ibis
  • see, ibis care
  • erase ibices
  • i see bear, sic!
  • icee braises
  • ricee biases
  • baeee! Crisis!
  • raise, EECbis
  • And i’ll spare you even worse ones

Yeah, i’m not sure that they’ll be called by their acronym anymore, but who cares right ? They’ve made an alliance with the Middle-East, now include the two largest countries in South America, and even set a second foot in Africa with the ultra-famous Ethiopia(, one of the first christian countries, a communist history, one of the few never colonized, etc.) ! Well worth more than a single toast.
The world doesn’t have to be divided, it’s the west who refuses to live with such differences as socialism, islamism, or whatever survived the colonization, if this alliance enables diversity( in unity) then that’s a good thing.

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      Books, mosques, organizations, money, shared partnerships with other muslim countries, medias, …
      Even in non-religious domains, they’re making themselves&islam heard in sports(, even e-sports), and by hosting a lot of western businessmen, influencers, or other wealthy people, they’re also trying to export their own manufactured products and local research, i wouldn’t underestimate their potential.
      (And if they invest in desalination(, with solar panels,) and other terraforming technologies they can even grow( back) forests in deserts i believe/suppose ^(not sure they need it, but that’d be a cool sight))