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Weakening of IS Boosts Appeal of Islamist Caliphate
June 20, 2016
The expanding, globalizing appeal of an Islamist caliphate is the paradoxical and dangerous byproduct of the Islamic State's current military contraction in its core territories, as Sunni Muslims tend toward an extremist and defensive political reaction against what they characterize as a US-led sectarian (Shiite and Kurdish) campaign against IS.
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UN Commission Finds IS Genocide Against Yazidis
June 17, 2016
A newly released report by the special UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria has concluded that the Islamic State has committed genocide against the Yazidis of Iraq, a religious minority considered by Islamists to be pagans who are treated as spoils of war.
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Turkish Islamists Push for Conversion of Cathedral into Mosque
June 17, 2016
Hardline Islamist nationalists in Turkey have begun holding Ramadan prayers in the Byzantine Cathedral of Aghia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as part of the Islamization strategy of church conversions by the Turkish government.
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NGO Warns of Breadth of European "Hate Speech" Laws
June 17, 2016
The nongovernmental advocacy organization ADF International warns that authorities are using broad restrictions on "hate speech" to shut down and chill speech related to religious issues across Europe.
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UN Official Praises EU "Hate Speech" Code
June 17, 2016
At a conference in Paris, UNESCO's Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Guy Berger, praised the EU's "code of conduct" for social media companies on when to remove "illegal hate speech" from their platforms and called for governments to assess restrictions on hate speech in terms of UN and other international instruments.
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