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UN Body: France Violated Right of School Employee to Wear Islamic Veil
January 08, 2019
In August 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee found that France had violated the right of a Muslim woman to manifest her religion by upholding the decision of an educational childcare center to fire her for violating its policy against the wearing of an Islamic veil in the workplace.
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NGO Paper Explores Global Policy Responses to Xenophobia
January 08, 2019
A paper published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation explores global policy responses to “xenophobia” toward refugees and other “forced migrants,” including by increasing government accountability for expressions of xenophobia and “fighting against policies that incentivize xenophobic behaviour.”
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Jihadist Suicide Shootout Underscores Tunisia’s Extremism Threat
January 04, 2019
Two jihadists in the city of Tunis blew themselves up after clashes with Tunisian security forces who were searching for Islamist militants associated with a spate of terrorist attacks that have destabilized the country over the past three years.
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Burkina Faso Enters State of Emergency Due to Islamist Violence
January 04, 2019
Burkina Faso’s President has declared a state of emergency this week in response to a terrorist attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on the country’s border with Mali, part of the steady spread of jihadist activities in the country and, more generally, Africa’s Sahel region.
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Taliban Move to Seize Oil Wells in Afghanistan
January 04, 2019
The Islamist extremist Taliban are moving closer to their decades-long goal to impose sharia as the law of the land in Afghanistan, as Taliban forces are set to capture major oil wells in the northwestern part of the country, a move that will strengthen the Islamists’ financial base and provide leverage in negotiations with the government in Kabul.
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