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Tag: ISIS

21 November, 2022 • Jordan Elgrably

You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically

We saw Dina Amer's debut feature film based on the life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, yet another victim of Wahhabi/Salafi extremism.

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1 August, 2022 • Fouad Mami

Questionable Thinking on the Syrian Revolution

Critic Fouad Mami suggests that a Syrian author may be guilty of pseudo-thinking in service of the counterrevolution.

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7 March, 2022 • Maryam Zar

Nadia Murad Speaks on Behalf of Women Heroes of War

Women's rights activist Maryam Zar reviews the memoir by a valiant survivor of ISIS who won the Nobel Peace Prize for speaking out on her experience.

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26 October, 2020 • Jordan Elgrably

A Beheading for the Prophet and a Reckoning for France

Jordan Elgrably on rising tensions in France and in the Arab/Muslim world follow Samuel Paty's beheading at the hands of a young Islamic radical who was shot dead by police.

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