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January 14, 2012 | Suicide bomber kills 53, wounds 130 in Basra, Iraq

On this day in 2012, a suicide wearing a police uniform bomber struck a procession of Iraqi Shias, killing at least 53 and wounding 130 people.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Quick Hits 10 – Gay Jesus in Rio?

Many people take religion seriously but is it ok to take violent action against someone who makes fun of your faith?

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January 2, 2010: Attempted murder of Danish cartoonist behind ‘Muhammad satire’

We in the West take editorial cartoons and lampooning for granted: terrorists don’t.

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Books When Religion Kills

Book launch – When Religion Kills: How Extremist Justify Violence Through Faith

Are Islamist terrorists the only ones to use religion to justify violence?

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Sydney hostage crisis – December 15, 2014

The 2014 Sydney hostage crisis occurred when a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt chocolate café.

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Bombing at Algerian consulate in Marseilles – December 14, 1973

On December 14, 1973, the ‘Charles Martel Group’ carried out a bomb attack against the Algerian Consulate in Marseilles, killing four and wounding 23.

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Today in Terrorism: November 29, 2014 – Attack in Xinjiang Province, PRC

China’s crackdown on Uyghur Muslims is a horrible abuse of state power, but there is a real terrorist threat to deal with.

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Today in Terrorism: November 28, 2014 – Plot by member of Phineas Priesthood

Sometimes terrorist groups just seem bizarre: who evokes the name of an Old Testament priest to justify killing?

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The cardinal importance of extremist ideologues in the radicalisation process – Part 1

In this piece and the following one, I would like to address one that really gets my goat: self-radicalisation.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 18 – The right resources focused on the right problem?

Far right terrorism is our #1 threat! No, jihadi terrorism is! Which one is it? What do the numbers tell us? Have a listen to episode 18 of An Intelligent Look at Terrorism with Phil Gurski.