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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

September 08, 2023

Anti-Modernization Movements


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May 05, 2023

The New Anarchy (1 of 2)


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May 13, 2022

Crime & No Punishment, Part 1


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February 18, 2022

Ukraine


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January 14, 2022

The January 6 Committee


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January 07, 2022

When Fiction Cuts Close


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January 10, 2020

Assassinating: Kicking the Hornet?s Nest


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November 29, 2019

Do We Know What Makes People Evil?


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April 21, 2018

Words Matter.


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March 25, 2017

The Trouble With Today?s "Cassandras."


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February 25, 2017

Crisis for the Muslim World


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October 01, 2016

Immigrants vs Self-Radicalizing Jihadis


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January 09, 2016

"Round Up the Usual Suspects!"


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January 02, 2016

Darwin Awards for 2015


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December 06, 2015

Letter to the Editor: Ignoring the Obvious!


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November 21, 2015

Is the Paris Massacre a Game Changer?


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October 31, 2015

Say Goodbye to Clock Boy!


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September 26, 2015

Press Coverage Sometimes Skews Needed Information.


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April 04, 2015

What's New: Destroying One's Own Religious Treasures


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March 14, 2015

Poor Jihadi John: People Picked on Him!


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March 07, 2015

What to do with Returning Jihadis?


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January 17, 2015

Whose Fault Are the French Jihadi Murders?


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January 10, 2015

It is Not Smart to Take Rule of Law for Granted.


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October 11, 2014

What Makes a British Muslim An Executioner?


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July 19, 2014

Are ISIS and ISIL Based on Religion or Ideology?


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June 07, 2014

US Foreign Policy: What Are Our Goals and Priorities? (Part 1 of 2)


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May 17, 2014

What is Boko Haram and Why Should We Care?


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February 01, 2014

Al Qaeda In Africa Increases Its Violence


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December 14, 2013

Alarms Bells Are Going Off As Al Qaeda Networks Spread.


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October 05, 2013

Whistle Blowing: One Size Doesn’t Fit All.


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September 21, 2013

Is the US the World's Policeman?


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June 22, 2013

Are We in an Everlasting War?


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February 09, 2013

We Are Providing the Wrong Cure to Dysfunctional Nations


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December 08, 2012

Should National Defense be "Proportional?"


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November 10, 2012

The Real Benghazi Problem Is Not Being Addressed.


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November 03, 2012

Why the Taliban Shot a Teenage Girl


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October 27, 2012

The President and Challenger Tangle on Foreign Policy


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October 20, 2012

The Sad Tale of Three Misled Young People Unfolds


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August 04, 2012

Why Do We Give a Pass to Evil?


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May 12, 2012

Should the New York Security Police Be Called Off?


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April 28, 2012

Fear and Loathing or Analysis and Perspective?


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April 07, 2012

The Clash of Civilizations Has New Venues


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March 31, 2012

France Dropped the Ball with their Murderous Jihadi.


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March 07, 2012

The UN Finally Identifies “Harmful Customs.”


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March 03, 2012

Koran Burning Spurs Obnoxious Protests.


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December 17, 2011

US Law is Wrestling with Complexities of Antiterrorism


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November 26, 2011

Was the Israeli and Hamas Prisoner Exchange a Good Deal?


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September 17, 2011

How Did the Media Cover 9/11?


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September 10, 2011

Let Us Put the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 In Context.


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August 06, 2011

We Need Perspective On Norway’s Terror Attack


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July 07, 2011

How Do We (and Afghanistan) Negotiate with the Taliban?


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May 21, 2011

Europe Has Immigration Problems on Steroids!


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April 02, 2011

Is Peace Breaking Out in the Middle East?


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March 19, 2011

Why Is There Hysteria Over Radical Islam Hearings?


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March 05, 2011

How Goes It With Women Around the World?


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December 25, 2010

Being Nice Hasn’t Protected Sweden.


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December 11, 2010

How Fragile is Civilization and How Thoughtless is Anarchy!


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December 03, 2010

What Can We Do About Fear of Flying?


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November 19, 2010

Sometimes Important News Hides in the Back Pages.


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November 13, 2010

Let’s Round Up The Usual Suspects


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November 06, 2010

Is the West Really Islamophobic—Or Under Attack?


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October 02, 2010

Take Another Look at Tony Blair—Who Maybe Got It Right.


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September 10, 2010

A Venetian Tradition Bites the Dust—a Woman Gondolier!


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June 05, 2010

Some Bedfellows are Incomprehensible


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May 22, 2010

Why is Sex Such a Global Problem?


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May 08, 2010

Good Old “May Day” Comes Back From the Dead


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April 20, 2010

What Can These Women Be Thinking?


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April 10, 2010

How Was the “Christmas Bomber” Radicalized?


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January 10, 2009

Why is War Always “Disproportionate”?


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