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July 24, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Civil War within Islam in Nigeria

On July 23, there was an effort to murder two of Nigeria’s prominent Muslim leaders, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a cleric with a large personal following, and Muhammadu Buhari, former head of state. The at…

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) staff carry a body bag at the scene of a bombing at Alkali Road in Kaduna, July 23, 2014. (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

November 14, 2017

Women and Women's Rights
How the Islamic State Benefits from Sexual Violence

Extremist groups benefit strategically and financially from the subjugation of women, says Nadia Murad Basee Taha, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking…

nadia murad at the UN
Blog Post by Jamille Bigio Women and Foreign Policy Program

April 17, 2020

Nigeria
Boko Haram's Shekau Labels Anti-COVID-19 Measures an Attack on Islam in Nigeria

Abubakar Shekau, a Boko Haram faction leader, kidnapper-in-chief of the Chibok school girls, notorious for his grisly videos and brutal implementation of punishments of seventh century, Middle Eastern origin, this week issued an audio recording on the coronavirus, after a long period of radio silence. 

Two policemen are seen at the gate of the Abuja National Mosque, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 27, 2020. The mosque's dome and minarets can be seen through the gate in the background.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

February 15, 2000

Radicalization and Extremism
U.S. Policy Toward Islamism

Overview For policymakers, Islamism, Islamist states, and Islamist movements pose a set of awkward and unusual problems. By default as well as by design, the U.S. government, and especially its na…

Report by The Council on Foreign Relations

November 19, 2015

United States
Hillary Clinton on National Security and the Islamic State

Hillary Clinton discusses U.S. foreign policy and national security in the aftermath of the recent Paris terror attacks.

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Event by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Fareed Zakaria Campaign 2016