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Hate crimes after a terrorist attack usually target people from the terrorist’s background. But the Christchurch mosque shootings led to a surge in abuse directed at victims of the attacks.
Nigeria must eschew nepotism and ethnic or religious sentiments in the war against terror.
Governments must think very carefully before sacrificing the very human rights that give the state its identity and democracy.
The splintering in Renamo has its origins in the unexpected death last May of Afonso Dhlakama, its leader of 39 years.
Untreated trauma is dangerous as it may develop into other mental health complications that lead to drug abuse, depression, anger and hatred.
A land dispute has left a potential peace park at the site in doubt. Here’s why a memorial that explains what happened the day of the attacks is important.
The 2001 federal election was a watershed moment for Australian national security that has set a policy agenda for almost two decades.
After the Christchurch mosque shootings, New Zealand’s prime minister didn’t start a war on terror. She covered her head, cried, paid for funerals and passed gun control. Is it because she’s a woman?
By inciting religious hatred, the recent attacks in Sri Lanka appear to have more in common with Al-Qaeda than past ethno-religious violence, which has sought specific political change.
At a time when we could expect anger, vengeance and resentment to take hold in a community so demolished by violence, Professor Mohamad Abdalla visited victims and found compassion and forgiveness.
Until social platforms improve filtering of extremist content, we all have a role to play in ensuring our online activities don’t contribute to a spectacle society that rewards terrorists with clicks.
People are sharing the gruesome video posted by the Christchurch mosque gunman. What is the responsibility of news agencies in such a situation?
Kenya needs to tread carefully. It must avoid placing the country’s security ahead of people’s privacy rights.
A 2016 accord with the FARC guerrillas was supposed to end Colombia’s 52-year civil war. But a deadly car bomb in Bogotá shows that armed insurgents still threaten the South American country.
Kenya is attacked far more than Ethiopia or other eastern African states by al-Shabaab militants.
Though more consequences are likely to develop in the post-9/11 era, the war on terror, heightened government surveillance and Islamophobia are notable legacies of this early 21st century tragedy.
‘Hotel Mumbai,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, is an ‘anthem of resistance;’ a film that highlights the things ordinary people can do in extraordinary circumstances.
An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?
Warning Syrians of approaching airstrikes via social media is helping save lives.
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Professor, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Departnent of Social Sciences, Pwani University
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Research Fellow in Counterterrorism, George Washington University
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Sessional Instructor, Department of Literature and Language, Concordia University of Edmonton
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Maître de conférences sur les conflits internationaux, University of Kent
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Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
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Senior Lecturer in Policing, Liverpool John Moores University
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