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Experts: Policies to Counter Islamism Need an Overhaul
June 19, 2017
Experts in security strategy are seeking a paradigm shift in policies to counter Islamist extremism away from the overwhelming emphasis on countering violence and terrorism toward a primary focus on policies that reject the notion of Islamist partners whose theological commitments are incompatible with pluralism and rule of law.
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Islamism, Organized Crime Converge in Latin America
June 19, 2017
The Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah has established a sophisticated network of organized criminal activities in Latin America to finance the dissemination of radical Islamist ideology and possible terrorist operations throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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Turkey's Islamist Battles Ensnare Activist
June 19, 2017
Turkey's Islamist government has expanded its purge of human rights activists and journalists accused of support for the Islamist Gulenist movement, which it blames for last summer's coup attempt in Ankara, arresting one of the country's most distinguished human rights activists, the Chair of Turkey's chapter of Amnesty International.
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Pakistan Court Imposes Death Sentence over Facebook Post
June 19, 2017
A Pakistan court sentenced a man to death on charges of committing blasphemy against Islam because of his Facebook posts, part of an escalation in restrictions on free speech and vigilante social violence in the name of protecting state-sanctioned, Sunni interpretations of Islam.
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UNESCO Chief Seeks "Magic Formula" for Intercultural Peace
June 15, 2017
At the recent UN World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova called for world leaders to find the "magic formula" for encouraging people to coexist and for constructing "inclusive and resilient" societies.
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