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Gary R. Bunt

25 November 2018
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CIA Intercept

01 December 2018 17:32 Filed in: Jamal Khashoggi
Wall Street Journal, CIA Intercepts Underpin Assessment Saudi Crown Prince Targeted Khashoggi, 3 Dec 2018
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Iran 'disinformation' report

30 November 2018 17:23 Filed in: Iran Internet | 'Fake News'
Reuters, Special Report: How Iran spreads disinformation around the world, 30 Nov 2018
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True Origins of ISIS

30 November 2018 16:03 Filed in: 'Islamic State' | academia | Research | Religious Authority
Hassan Hassan, The Atlantic, The True Origins of ISIS: A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person, 30 Nov 2018
Important article from Hassan Hassan.

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Islamophobia Defined

30 November 2018 15:40 Filed in: 'Islamophobia'
I have endorsed the Islamophobia Defined statement, which is an important step forward in defining conceptual frameworks associated with anti-Muslim sentiment. Discover More…

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Building pictures of online activity

30 November 2018 15:40 Filed in: Research | academia | Technology | 'Islamic State'
phys.org, 'Big picture' platforms boost fight against online terror activity, 29 Nov 2018
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Shahed Amanullah- The Maydan Podcast

30 November 2018 15:35 Filed in: Podcast | Silicon Valley
Maydan, Shahed Amanullah- The Maydan Podcast

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Research on Reddit

30 November 2018 15:28 Filed in: Social Media | Reddit | Research
vox-pol, Upvoting Extremism, Part I: An Assessment Of Extreme Right Discourse On Reddit
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Austrian Islamic State figure reportedly killed in Syria coalition strike

29 November 2018 18:37 Filed in: 'Islamic State' | Austria | Syria
BBC Monitoring, Austrian Islamic State figure reportedly killed in Syria coalition strike
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"Smart Pakem" Blasphemy App

28 November 2018 17:08 Filed in: Indonesia | Indonesia Internet | Google | Ahmadiyyah | apps | 'blasphemy'
Independent/Reuters, Indonesian app that allows uses to report 'misguided' religious beliefs criticised by human rights groups, 28 Nov 2018
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The Page 99 Test

27 November 2018 16:25 Filed in: Research | Jihad
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Matthew Hedges Freed

27 November 2018 12:15 Filed in: United Arab Emirates
Telegraph, Academic Matthew Hedges thanks wife in first comments since his pardon for 'spying' in UAE
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The New Radicalization of the Internet

26 November 2018 19:50 Filed in: Radicalisation
NYT, Opinion, The New Radicalization of the Internet
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Spotify goes Palestinian

26 November 2018 19:43 Filed in: Palestine | Spotify | Music
asianews.it, Spotify brings Palestinian music and artists to the global public

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