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April Bulletin of Christian Persecution, April 14, 2013
Written by Andrew Harrod
“I thank God for the book you are now holding,” scholar Eric Metaxas writes in the foreward of Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians by Hudson Institute religious freedom scholars Lela Gilbert, Paul Marshall, and Nina Shea. As Metaxas ... Read more: April Bulletin of Christian Persecution, April 14, 2013
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Why the Boston Bombers Succeeded
Written by Scott Stewart
When seeking to place an attack like the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing into context, it is helpful to classify the actors responsible, if possible. Such a classification can help us understand how an attack fits into the analytical narrative of what is happening and what is likely to ...
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Rise of South Asian Islamists, Growth of Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Threats to India
Written by Memri
In Recent Columns, MEMRI South Asia Studies Project Director Examines Multiplication Of Al-Qaeda's Operational Nucleuses, The Jihadi Threat To India, And The Rise Of South Asian Islamists
In February 2013, an Al-Qaeda video showed three Muslim areas of India on which the British did not have full ... Read more: Rise of South Asian Islamists, Growth of Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Threats to India
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Following Boston Marathon Bombing: Saudi Media, Officials In Anti-Terror Campaign
Written by Memri
Following the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, reports in the U.S. media claimed that Saudi nationals may have been involved in the attack. The New York Post reported that a Saudi student, 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Harbi, who was wounded in the bombing, had been question on suspicion of involvement ... Read more: Following Boston Marathon Bombing: Saudi Media, Officials In Anti-Terror Campaign
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Boston Bombing Suspects: Grassroots Militants from Chechnya
Written by Stratfor
Summary
The identities of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing -- Chechen brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 -- appear tentatively to confirm several of Stratfor's suspicions. From this profile, the simple nature of the attack, their efforts to rob a convenience store ... Read more: Boston Bombing Suspects: Grassroots Militants from Chechnya
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Egyptian Cleric: Boston Bombing Was A Message, Attacks Expected In France
Written by Memri
Egyptian Salafi Cleric Murgan Salem: Boston Bombing Was Meant To Deliver A Message; Similar Attacks Expected In France Read more: Egyptian Cleric: Boston Bombing Was A Message, Attacks Expected In France
Interviewer: "Today, we will be talking about the Boston bombings, which took place yesterday, during the marathon. There were casualties. People were wounded and killed. What is ...
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Mexico's Drug War: Balkanization Leads to Regional Challenges
Written by Stratfor
Balkanization of Cartels
Since the late 1980s demise of the Guadalajara cartel, which controlled drug trade routes into the United States through most of Mexico, Mexican cartels have followed a trend of fracturing into more geographically compact, regional crime networks. This trend, which we are ... Read more: Mexico's Drug War: Balkanization Leads to Regional Challenges
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An Islamic Declaration of War on Christianity
Written by Raymond Ibrahim
While it is easy to confuse the recent jihadi attack on Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo as just more of the usual, this attack has great symbolic significance, and in many ways bodes great evil for Egypt’s millions of Christians.
Consider some facts: St. Mark Cathedral—named after the author of ...
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The Dangers of Cozying Up to Terrorists
Written by Evelyn Gordon
This past February, the New York Times reported on a love affair gone sour. For months, Algeria had courted an Islamist warlord in Mali. The Algerians knew, as the Timesput it, that he was "the leader of one of the militant Islamist groups holding northern Mali captive," but they thought he was ...
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