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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family members said.Under the tutelage of a friend known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha, Tamerlan gave…

Jihadism (also jihadist movement or jihadi movement) is a controversial[1] term to describe the renewed focus on armed jihad in Islamic fundamentalism. Jihadism emerged in the 1960s, with roots in the late 19th and early 20th century ideological developments of Islamic revivalism, developed into Qutbism and related ideologies during the mid 20th century. The rise…

(WARNING GRAPHIC) Apr. 25, 2013 9:28am Mike Opelka What do you call the 1915 “mass deportation” of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) that resulted in the death of 1.5 million people? Most historians and Armenians around the world call it genocide. The Turkish government and the United States are not among those who will…
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