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UN Body Calls on Pakistan to End Blasphemy Laws
September 07, 2016
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the Government of Pakistan to end the country's laws criminalizing freedom of expression and conscience deemed insulting to Islam, which have created a widely documented climate of impunity, discrimination, and violence.
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Attack in Indonesia Flags Challenges Posed by Islamist Extremism
September 07, 2016
The recent assault by an Islamic State supporter inside an urban Indonesian church underscores the escalating threats posed by Islamist extremists using intimidation and violence against non-Muslims and non-Sunni Muslims, as well as the challenges of developing an integrated, robust threat response.
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Botched Turkey Coup Puts Spotlight on Islamist Schools in US
September 07, 2016
Law enforcement officials are investigating the wide network of Islamist charter schools in the US affiliated with the Turkish Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen based on charges leveled by the Turkish government that Gulen and his supporters masterminded the recent failed coup attempt against Ankara.
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Death of IS Propagandist Raises Strategic Questions
September 07, 2016
The Islamic State's announcement of the "martyrdom" of its chief propagandist, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, by a coalition airstrike in Syria raises questions about the possible impacts of al-Adnani's death on IS's focus of its jihadi activities on civilian targets in Western countries.
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Microsoft Launches Portal to Counter "Hate Speech"
August 31, 2016
Tech company Microsoft has created a website dedicated to allowing users of Microsoft platforms to report the appearance of "hate speech" on such factors as religion, age, gender, and sexual orientation and prompting Microsoft employees to delete this content.
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