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Muslim Reformers Discuss Needs for Countering Violent Islamism
July 13, 2017
Muslim reform organizations such as the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and the Muslim Reform Movement are pushing for a major paradigm shift in how Western countries meet the challenges of global Islamism, arguing that it is a civilizational worldview whose ideas must be defeated as a precondition to military success against Islamist terror.
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Experts Outline How to Avoid Islamist Resurgence in Iraq, Syria
July 13, 2017
US foreign policy and security experts are stressing the importance of economic development, professionalizing the police forces, and a continued US military presence in post-Islamic State (IS) Iraq and Syria to minimize the chances of a resurgence of Islamist extremism and violence in these countries.
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UN Chief Focuses on SDGs to Prevent Terrorism
July 13, 2017
At a meeting of the Eurasian multilateral organization the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed to "inclusive and sustainable development," in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as the best guarantor against "violent extremism."
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OSCE Trains Lawyers on Combating "Hate Speech"
July 13, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently supported a seminar in Almaty, Kazakhstan, training lawyers on "effective legal protection against hate speech" and how to combat harm from a "malicious Internet environment."
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EU Praises Hastened Removal of Online "Hate Speech"
July 13, 2017
Celebrating an evaluation of social media platforms' progress in fulfilling the EU Code of Conduct on removing online "hate speech," European Commissioner for Justice Vĕra Jourová praised internet companies' response to the initiative in "removing twice as many cases of illegal hate speech and at a faster rate when compared to six months ago."