Terrorism – Insight Sciences

Why Sufi Muslims could be our most valuable allies in the fight against extremism

November 12, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management

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Why Sufi Muslims, for centuries the most ferocious soldiers of Islam, could be our most valuable allies in the fight against extremism – The Boston Globe.

Interesting article that shows the value of understanding ethnography and underlying spiritual traditions in the fight against terrorism. We incorrectly classify all muslims as terrorists.

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Unwittingly hosting terror

August 28, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

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Unwittingly hosting terror – The Boston Globe.

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