Fanack, an independent media and analysis site focused on the MENA region, explains that the union was intended to create an Islamic realm ruled by a strict interpretation of Islam.
Fanack, chombo huru cha habari na tovuti ya uchambuzi iliyojikita kwenye mji wa  MENA, inafafanua  kuwa muungano ulikusudiwa kutengeneza mazingira ya Kiislamu yenye kuongozwa na tafsiri zenye msimamo mkali wa Uislam.