Using Social Media to Tackle Intolerance LITERATURE REVIEW The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is running an experimental action research pilot project‚ funded by Open Society Foundations (OSF)‚ which seeks to understand the potential impact of social media on attitudes and intolerance in Europe. This literature review has been produced to summarise existing knowledge on the role of social media in influencing social attitudes‚ particularly in relation to inter-group dynamics
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the first Amendment “ Every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression”. However I am in complete disagreement towards the burning of any flag due to what the flag symbolizes‚ my own human moral limits‚ and because it’s an act of extremism. A flag is not only an object‚ but a symbol of union within a country. In the US the flag symbolizes about 321 million free people welded in a nation‚ inseparable with sentiment and purpose. As stated in the article‚ “The American flag is a cherished
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The term "Islamophobia" was first used in print in 1991 and was defined in the Runnymede Trust Report as "unfounded hostility towards Islam‚ and therefore fear or dislike of all or most Muslims." The word has been coined because there is a new reality which needs naming — anti-Muslim prejudice has grown so considerably and so rapidly in recent years that a new item in the vocabulary is needed so that it can be identified and acted against. (Sajid 2005) The term "Islamophobia" was coined by way of
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violent political ideology rather than a religion. Professor Anne Sophie Roald writes that steps were taken toward official acceptance of the term in January 2001 at the "Stockholm International Forum on Combating Intolerance"‚ where Islamophobia was recognized as a form of intolerance alongside Xenophobia and Antisemitism. A perceived trend of increasing "Islamophobia" during the 2000s has been attributed by some commentators to the September 11 attacks‚ while others associate it with the rapidly
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what he anticipated through the quick spread of his new ideology through colonies that would soon grow disgruntled and interpret Wilson’s actions as abandoning their causes‚ which would lead to a shift from liberal nationalism into radicalism and extremism. The Wilsonian Moment is divided into four sections discussing Egypt‚ India‚ China‚ and Korea.
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humanity. Though many may label Beowulf as a Utilitarian due to his great accomplishments in the name of God‚ his acts towards the betterment of humanity were by products if his own selfish quest to achieve greatness. Furthermore‚ Beowulf often lacks extremism and fails to anticipate the future choosing instead to finalize his own fate rather than endowing his people with substances truly beneficial to their survival. Although Beowulf constantly chose to fight monsters aiding his allies in the name
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One article I found by David A. Horowitz called "The normality of extremism: the Ku Klux Klan revisited." This article takes a different look at how integrated the KKK was in American society. Instead Horowitz writes about how even though the KKK was a popular movement it hidden goals were extremist‚ and founded in ignorance
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Based on the Canadian government’s definition‚ extremism is radical thinking that uses violence as a means to further impose one’s political‚ religious or ideological views. Similarly‚ in Qasim Umair’s statement he says that he’s “supporting and fighting for [his] rights through the only medium [he] can”
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Background The events of September 11 impacted international polices and the regional situation within Pakistan necessitated change to its internal policies. Pakistan found that it had no risk-free options: all polices were full of danger and risk of varying degrees. The test was to adopt such a policy and course of action that could minimize the risk and offered the best possible option in the given circumstances. Geo-strategic location of Pakistan and links with Taliban administration absolved
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Shooting of Malala Yousafzai On October 9th 2012‚ during a regular Monday morning‚ 14-year-old student and children’s activist Malala Yousafzai was severely wounded when an un-identified man ordered students to point out Malala and when they did‚ the man open fired on her causing bullets to penetrate her skull and neck. The attempted assassination‚ which was later identified to be the work of Taliban members‚ has sparked an outrage inside Pakistan and around the world. Malala being recently and
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