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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), August 12, 2012. (Godong/UIG via Getty Images)
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Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), August 12, 2012. (Godong/UIG via Getty Images)
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Mohamed Daadaoui
Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma City University
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An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)
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Mokhtar Awad
Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism
Mokhtar Awad
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Kashmiri protesters displaying the flags of ISIS and Pakistan on June 27, 2015 in Srinagar, India. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Kashmiri protesters displaying the flags of ISIS and Pakistan on June 27, 2015 in Srinagar, India. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Farhan Zahid
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Muhammad Ismail Khan
Farhan Zahid & Muhammad Ismail Khan
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The Trevi fountain is illuminated in red to symbolize blood of persecuted Christians around the world, on April 29, 2016 in Rome. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Trevi fountain is illuminated in red to symbolize blood of persecuted Christians around the world, on April 29, 2016 in Rome. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
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