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Protect women’s rights ‘before, during and after conflict’ UN chief tells high-level Security Council debate
Over the course of the past decade, there has been “a paradigm shift” in understanding the devastating impact of sexual violence in conflict on international peace and security: UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Exoticizing ‘jihadi brides’ ignores that women can be terrorists too
While warfare has always been deemed a part of a man’s world, history has documented the participation of women in organized violence.
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Sri Lanka attacks show that the Salafi-jihadist threat continues to cast a global shadow
Sri Lanka attacks send message that ISIS ‘caliphate’ may have fallen, but the Salafi-jihadist concept lives on
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Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
The emergency law gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without court orders
Photo: Bloomberg/ Tharaka Basnayaka
Beyond ISIS: Will the Terror survive?
Political, economic, social and religious factors, as well as the media and sectarian incitement have all played a role in nurturing th ‘jihadi’ extremism and its savagery in the Arab and Muslim world
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Inside the Pakistani madrasa where India said it killed hundreds of ‘terrorists’
A madrasa, or Islamic school, on a remote hilltop in northeastern Pakistan that was the target of an Indian air strike just over six weeks ago is still not ready to give up its secrets.
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Islam and the Evolution of National Identity Formation in Bangladesh
Islam was legitimized on a political basis because large quantities of foreign aid flowed into the country from the Gulf as well as international Islamic organizations, indicating that the rising prevalence of and respect for the religion could not have been on ideological grounds alone, but due to Islamist groups spurring economic development in the country
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Islam and the Evolution of National Identity Formation in Bangladesh
For Bangladesh the period from 1947 to 1971 was perceived as a continuation of colonization, and the contemporary narrative of national consciousness begins only in 1971.
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Chabahar and Gwadar: A Tale of Two Ports
A variety of factors lend Chabahar greater credence than Gwadar
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