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OSCE: Prioritize Rights to Combat Terror Influx
May 03, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the International Commission of Jurists recently hosted an expert meeting in Warsaw to inform the development of global guidance toward prioritizing "human rights-compliant and gender sensitive implementation of legislation and policies" to combat the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters.
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OSCE Teaching Materials Combat Anti-Islam "Intolerance"
May 03, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently hosted in Dublin the first round of consultations on the development of materials for teachers around the world aimed at combating intolerance toward Muslims in line with global human rights standards.
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OIC Report Accuses Europe of Anti-Muslim Bias for Dress Restrictions
April 26, 2017
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s Islamophobia Observatory has released a report accusing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of anti-Muslim bias and social discrimination because of an ECJ decision permitting employers to impose restrictions on certain types of Islamic dress in the workplace.
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Attack Demonstrates Global Impact of Saudi Islamist Investments
April 26, 2017
A perpetrator in the 2015 Islamist attack in San Bernadino was a graduate of one of Pakistan's fastest growing religious schools with branches across North America and Europe, controversial due to its funding stream and ideology linked to Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi Islamist jihadism.
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Deadly Attack on Military Base Underscores re-Talibanization of Afghanistan
April 26, 2017
Despite 16 years of massive US security and development assistance aimed at consolidating the Afghan government's control of the country, the Taliban has demonstrated its resilience and expanding rural-urban footprint by perpetrating a high-casualty attack on one of Afghanistan's largest military bases.