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UNESCO Recommendations Address Hate Speech, Radicalization
February 01, 2017
Presenting the findings of a UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) study indicating "no clear causal link between online propaganda and youth radicalization," UNESCO presenters at a conference on "cyberhate" advocated a human rights-based approach to youth radicalization and global standards on "the legal limits for hate speech."
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Pakistan Grows as Haven for Global Jihad
January 31, 2017
As Pakistan emerges as a hothouse for a widening constellation of extremist Islamist groups, regional security experts suggest the country's state institutions lack the capacity and will to effectively counter the systematic recruitment and radicalization programs that are targeting the country's youth for global jihadi operations.
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UAE, India Agree to Combat Radical Islamist Terror
January 31, 2017
The governments of the United Arab Emirates and India have announced an agreement to develop bilateral policies combating religious radicalization and terrorism by state and non-state actors, in a message that Indian officials say will help to counter the spread of activities by violent Islamist groups in South Asian spaces such as Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Indonesia Eyes Islamic Finance Benefits from US Travel Ban
January 31, 2017
Indonesia's Vice President has suggested that the temporary US travel ban on migration from seven Muslim-majority countries may prove a boon for Indonesia's efforts to position itself as a major global center for sharia finance, since Mideast investors may redirect their capital away from the US and toward Islamic finance markets.
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Canadian Premier Calls Quebec Shooting a Terrorist Act
January 31, 2017
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a lethal shooting at a Quebec City mosque an act of terror committed by a perpetrator with a history of xenophobic and anti-Muslim posts on social media.
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