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May 7, 2018: Girls’ school bombing in Pakistan

On May 7, 2018 the Ittehadul Mujahideen North Waziristan bombed two girls’ schools in Pakistan and left pamphlets urging families not to send their children.

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May 5, 2016: ISIS execution of young boy for swearing

On May 5, 2016 ISIS executed a seven-year-old boy in northern Syria after he allegedly swore during a game of football.

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How woke and cancel culture undermine CT understanding

Hey Canada! Resorting to generic, meaningless terminology to describe terrorism is inaccurate, unhelpful and deters from broader understanding.

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May 4, 2016: Jihadi attack kills children in Syria

On May 4, 2016 Jabhat Al-Nusra attacked a village of in Syria, killing 15 civilians, including 4 children.

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May 3, 1963: FLQ plants multiple bombs in Quebec

On May 3, 1963 the FLQ planted bombs  outside a Royal Canadian Legion, the central post office in Montreal and the headquarters of the Solbec Mining Company.

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May 2, 2018: Beheading of pastor in India

On May 2, 2018 suspected operatives of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army, beheaded an Indian pastor they thought was acting as an informant

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April 30, 2000: Environmentalist attack in the US

On April 30, 2000 members of the Earth Liberation Front carried out an arson attack against logging equipment in Indiana, causing $500,000 in damage.

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April 29, 2001: Attempted bombing of school bus in West Bank

On April 29, 2001 a Palestinian suicide bomber tried to blow up a school bus carrying the children of Jewish settlers in Nablus but only killed himself.

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April 28, 2011: Bombing in Moroccan café kills civilians

On April 28, 2011 a likely AQIM suicide bomber attacked a café in the main square of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, killing 15.

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Does ‘terrorism’ mean too much to too many?

We must get better at when to use the word terrorism to describe acts of violence: in a world rife with too much terrorism, why would we want to make more?