Violent Islamism: Our amazing disgrace
A tourist reads messages left at a makeshift memorial at the beach near the Imperial Marhaba resort, which was attacked by a gunman in Sousse, Tunisia, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram
Friday’s carnage on three continents, in which scores of people died in Tunisia, Kuwait, and France has appalled the global community and reinforced international condemnation of the Islamic State (IS), which has claimed responsibility for them.
Yet in spite of the global horror over the sheer brutality and senselessness of these murders, deep differences exist among intellectuals concerning the causes of such terror and how to confront it. There is even disagreement over whether the term “Islamism” can be ascribed to the context of such acts of terror.
This lack of global consensus is one reason why such acts prevail, and is the simplest explanation for why groups like the Islamic State continue to…
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By Brenda Norrell
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Peabody Coal is crashing and burning financially. The CEO resigned.
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Peabody Coal Crashes and Burns Financially
By Brenda NorrellCensored NewsPeabody Coal is crashing and burning financially. The CEO resigned.So, now that Peabody may not be buying off the media in Indian country with its ads, maybe there will be headline news stories on how Peabody Coal/Navajo Generating Station has long been one of the most polluting, dirty, coal-fired power plants in the world.
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