A woman holds a flag as she looks out over the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum.
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Data on violent incidents in the US reveal that our focus on Islamist extremism since 9/11 may be misguided.
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For the first time, parliament plans to ban a right-wing extremist group, called National Action.
Looking the right way?
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Despite the growing threat from far-right groups, deradicalisation programmes have been largely targeting Muslims.
A court drawing of Thomas Mair.
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We all too readily associate terrorism with Islamic extremism. Thomas Mair’s motivations may have been different but his crime was the same.
Who’s he listening to?
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Trump has given extremists a high-profile stage, but in the process exposed them to the disinfecting sunlight.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo at the site of an explosion in Chelsea, New York.
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A year of violence continues with bombs in NYC and a stabbing in Minnesota, leaving many asking, why? A psychologist explains what research has revealed about the minds of violent extremists.
Anjem Choudary: a man the press love to hate.
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The press is giving audiences the wrong idea about Britain’s Muslims when it courts with extremists.
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Many of us go through periods of radicalisation – spotting when this is a danger rather than over-reacting is the key.
Coining a phrase. Muslim philosopher al-Fabri depicted on Kazakh currency.
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Abu Nasr al-Farabi can teach us about the thinking behind radicalisation, and offers a warning to terrorists guilty of ‘over-belief’.
A counter-terrorism strategy will not stop honour-based crimes.
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Treating ‘illegal cultural practices’ as a form of terrorism could lead to more marginalisation.
Theresa May: will she pick up on counter-extremism where she left off?
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After years of promises, the government still has not detailed how a bill to tackle extremism would work.
Protesters shout outside the Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 12, 2016.
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An expert on extremism sees parallels between the rhetoric of Trump’s GOP and that used to mobilize violence in Iraq and Kenya.
Preaching to the converted.
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Pope Francis’ mercy mission to a migrant camp in Lesbos is another effort to rescue the tarnished and failing brand of Catholicism.
Shattered windows at Brussels international airport.
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Scholars specializing in extremism are beginning to unravel how people – including a higher number of Americans than one might expect – become radicalized to embrace political violence.
Robert Fico is struggling to form a coalition after a national vote.
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Mimicking fascists doesn’t help you win votes; it helps the fascists win votes.
Young Muslims are politically engaged.
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Discussions about the government’s Prevent strategy have ended up in a pointless and unproductive deadlock.
A new website launched to provide information on extremism.
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Referrals to the Channel programme are rising. Here’s what happens to people suspected at being at risk.
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Printers have been overwhelmed with orders for the first edition of the text to be published in Germany since 1945.
Schooling doubt.
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Tackling extremism, building happier adults and delivering a generation that can adapt to rapid change. Putting thinking and thinkers at the heart of the curriculum should be an easy decision.
Malcolm Turnbull may struggle to persuade Daniel Andrews and some other state leaders to back major tax change, though Mike Baird has been arguing for reform.
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Despite all the media coverage, don’t expect any clear decisions on national tax reform on Friday. But we should see more progress on other issues, including domestic violence and violent extremism.