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Ignorance, Extremism Fall Under Same Category

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 11, 2016 | Opinion

I was never one of those who criticize the Grozny conference, and I never cared to comment on it because it is just one of the dozens of government seminars that are held every year. It is also the least important because it is sponsored by Chechnya’s President, who...

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Reclaim Australia made sure their message was seen clearly at
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Best Mechanisms to Combat Modern Fundamentalism

by Emile Amin | Sep 6, 2016 | Features

Cairo- The closed-minded fundamentalism is considered among the biggest dangers that threaten the world’s societies. Rigid beliefs and rejection of other identities can hold back solving any problem in the community. But the most dangerous problems are those that...

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Logo of Twitter and Facebook are seen through magnifier on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

British Parliament Criticizes Social Media Giants on Fighting Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2016 | World

London-A British parliamentary panel has slammed social media networks mainly Facebook and Twitter for not taking extra measures to stop extremists from benefiting from their services. Keith Vaz, chairman of the parliamentary committee, wrote in a report issued on...

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Islamic World Misuses Term of “Fundamentalism”

by Emile Amin | Aug 23, 2016 | Features

Cases linked to religious fundamentalism were among the most important cases that blew up in the end of the twentieth century and created ideological confrontations that have turned into violence. However, in the Arabic language, the word “Fundamental” means the basic...

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Three-way Plan to Combat Extremism in British Prisons

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 22, 2016 | World

London-Few days after hate preacher Anjem Choudary was convicted of swearing allegiance to ISIS, the British government unveiled new plans to hold influential hate preachers in separate prison units in the framework of a general reform for the system of prisons....