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By Ehsan Ahrari on
5/29/2008 2:47 PM
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The global counterterrorism (CT) community has been frequently accused of overstating the "threat potentials" in different regions of the world. For instance, the fact that Jamaae Islamiyya is on the defensive in Indonesia is not well-publicized at all. The insurgency in Thailand, according to some Thai officials, has been just that, an insurgency, not a terrorist movement at this point. The report below challenges the overall bloated threat perception among global CT experts.
It states: "Fatalities from terrorism have declined by some 40 percent, while the loose-knit terror network associated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda has suffered a dramatic collapse in popular support throughout the Muslim world.
Human Security Brief 2007
http://www.hsrgroup.org/
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Letter from Zimbabwe |
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By Tilak, Lloyd Dissanayake on
5/9/2008 12:00 PM
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This is letter circulating in the mail and I was moved by it. May be there is something we can do?! I am grateful that my country has not reached this level though I cannot paint a golden picture.
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Movie Festival Challenges Muslim Stereotypes and Puts Spotlight on Diversity |
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By Ehsan Ahrari on
2/29/2008 9:34 AM
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In the context of public diplomacy (or what Butch likes to call strategic campaign) involving Muslims, the url below should be read with interest. I am not sure whether you know this, but Barak Obama has
written a letter to the Muslims of the world (I believe) explaining his name and his views toward Islam and Muslims. Not that Muslims needed to know the meaning of his name. (Incidentally, Barak is an extraction of Barakah, which means mercy or glory of God, and Hussein is the name of the grand son of
the Prophet of Islam). That letter has been given immense publicity in Muslim outlets and websites all over the world.
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