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Podcasts

By Imana Gunawan16 June 2017

What we mean when we talk about terrorism: A chat with Rebecca Wolfe of Mercy Corps

For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we are talking with Rebecca J. Wolfe of Mercy Corps about how we talk about terrorism. No, that’s not a grammatical error. We wanted to ask Wolfe, an expert on violence prevention, about the standard narrative around terrorism and if it over-simplifies or disguises some of the less-appreciated root causes of violent extremism.

Human Rights

By Joanne Lu15 June 2017

Japan passes sweeping ‘counter-terrorism’ law against planning of crimes

Despite widespread opposition, Japan has passed a controversial counter-terrorism law that targets the planning stages of crimes. And you thought the Philip K. Dick book and movie Minority Report about a futuristic law enforcement agency of thought police was just science fiction!

Human Rights

By Tom Murphy13 April 2017

UNICEF: Boko Haram’s use of children for bomb attacks triples

Boko Haram is increasingly using children in suicide attacks in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon. The number of child bombers tripled in the first quarter of this year to 27 as compared to the same period last year, according to UNICEF.

World Politics

By Joanne Lu3 January 2017

6 stories in Asia that will follow us from 2016 into 2017

After a particularly eventful 2016, it’s no surprise that many people are eager to usher in a new year. Unfortunately – and fortunately – world developments do not respect the Gregorian calendar, and many of last year’s stories will follow us into 2017. To discuss some unresolved stories in Asia we’ll continue to see unfold this year, Humanosphere talked to Scott Valentine.

Basics

By Guest31 March 2016

Grass-roots effort to combat domestic terror recruitment

By Matthew Nieminski, special to Humanosphere Shakib Farah left Galka’ayo, Somalia, in the early 1990s, seeking refuge from the civil…

Human Rights

By Tom Murphy28 January 2016

2015 a year of lost freedoms and human rights abuses, as fear and repression rise

“Freedom, yea right,” screams Zac de la Roca of Rage Against the Machine at the end of the group’s 1991 song. For…

World Politics

By Tom Murphy5 January 2016

Trump quote used for al-Shabab recruitment video and new campaign ad

U.S. presidential hopeful and billionaire Donald Trump was featured in two videos released this week. One is his campaign’s first TV…

Basics

By Tom Murphy24 December 2015

Boko Haram violence keeps 1 million kids out of school

Violence wrought by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria has closed more than 2,000 schools and kept 1 million children out…

World Politics

By Tom Murphy18 November 2015

Terrorism and refugees are linked, but not how you might think

The majority of terror attacks that took place in 2014 occurred in only five countries. And they happen to be…

World Politics

By Tom Murphy17 November 2015

Radicalized French citizens come and go as the door slams on refugees

The discovery of a passport used to enter Europe through Greece near the body of a Stade de France suicide…