When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism
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Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for crime, attacks and murder. These personal stories humanize one of the most overlooked human-rights struggles in the world.
Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for crime, attacks and murder. These personal stories humanize one of the most overlooked human-rights struggles in the world.
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About the speaker
Karima Bennoune's new book introduces the world to people who speak out against fundamentalist terrorism.
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Mahfoud Bennoune
This is a website I made for my father's writing, much of which is related to the topics I discuss in my talk.
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Institute for Peace and Secular Studies
A Pakistani organization. A photo of one of their demonstrations against blasphemy laws appears in my book.
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Human Rights and Democracy for Iran
A wonderful Iranian rights group featured in the book but not in the talk for space reasons.
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Women Living Under Muslim Laws
WLUML brings together women across many regions to challenge fundamentalism and defend rights.
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Djazairouna Algerian Association of Victims of Islamist Terrorism French
President Cherifa Kheddar, whose brother and sister were assassinated in 1996 by the Armed Islamic Group, is featured in my book along with many other members of this brave group.
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Muslims for Progressive Values
A wonderful group that, among many other things, promotes LGBT rights.
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Algeria and Nigeria: Sharing the Deadweight of Human Mindlessness
Mahfoud Bennoune
Open Democracy, May 17, 2014
Open Democracy, May 17, 2014
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How Fundamentalism Produced a Terrorism without Precedent
Mahfoud Bennoune
El Watan, November 6, 1994
El Watan, November 6, 1994
Karima Bennoune and Mbarka Brahmi | Open Democracy, July 25, 2014 | Article
Opposing Political Islam: Mohamed Brahmi's Widow Speaks Out
An interview I did with Mbarka Brahmi, the widow of slain Tunisian anti-fundamentalist Mohamed Brahmi, on the first anniversary of her husband's killing.
Association for Women's Rights in Development | Explore
Resisting and Challenging Religious Fundamentalisms
Karima Bennoune | The Huffington Post, December 9, 2014 | Article
An Open Letter to Malala in Oslo: Forward Together Against Fundamentalism
Ani Zonneveld | Open Democracy, December 8, 2014 | Article
Progressive Muslims in a World of ISIS and Islamophobes
Karima Bennoune | The Huffington Post, January 14, 2015 | Article
One Week After the Charlie Hebdo Attack
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