Report sheds light on the harmful globalisation of countering violent extremism policies

A report by Arun Kundnani and Ben Hayes “brings much needed attention to the global deployment of increasingly standardized policies countering violent extremism”.

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A secular Muslim’s guide to drinking alcohol during Ramadan

Writing in the Washington Post, Khaled Diab offers his guide to drinking alcohol during Ramadan for secular Muslims. While alcohol is considered prohibited by the majority of Muslims, a significant minority of Muslims do consume it, and interestingly, a number of Muslim-majority countries top the global rankings for alcohol consumption, meaning Muslims living in them often outdrink their Western counterparts.

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Article calls attention to the significant role of radicalization networks in the USA in light of Zulfi Hoxha revelations

While the idea of “lone wolf” attacks frequently characterises discussion of terrorism in the USA, radicalisation networks, particularly those facilitated online, play a significant role in facilitating it.

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Dutch universities host study to ask: Why would you become a jihad activist? [PDF DOWNLOAD]

Why would you become a jihad activist? Three reasons. A group researchers from Radboud University Nijmegen and the University of Amsterdam presented their study among radical Muslims and why they’re interested in extremist ideologies. Three conclusions can be drawn. 1. Democracy is hypocrisy: events and the way the USA and other western governments have responded…

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Scalia on Muslim Beard Case: “Religious Beliefs Aren’t Reasonable”

 On Tuesday October 14,  the Supreme Court heard arguments in Holt v. Hobbs, a case about whether a prisoner in Arkansas has the right to grow a ½-inch beard for religious reasons. One of the more interesting threads of the oral argument was Justice Scalia’s assertion that religious directives are “categorical” and not open to…

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