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Eric Morier-Genoud
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Professor | History | Queen's University Belfast | Interested in Politics, Religion, Armed conflicts, jihad, peace, Africa, Mozambique, Portuguese-speaking world, Switzerland. Webpage: qub.academia.edu/EricMorierGenoud
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OTD (on this date), not ODA. Apologies

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Today The Times also has an interestng article on Sudan by Alex de Waal

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AfroLuso Africanjihad

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Controversially, the leader of the Salafi group said on TV earlier this week that having short trousers is not a characteristic of being a terrorist of Al Shabaab, but rather the sign of being a good Muslim . It is part of religion, he explained (sic).

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CISLAMO is what many would describe a salafi organisation. But a faction has developped and appropriated the term "Salafi" for itself. The conflict has apparently been going on since 2010, says the salafi leader (on picture)

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Whereas in Portugal, the media celebrate democracy and the national spirit, DW News did an excellent and refreshing dossier putting Africa at the center (with interviews of key actors). Here --> www.dw.com/pt-002/50-an...

50 anos do 25 de Abril
50 anos do 25 de Abril

Portugal celebra 50 anos de liberdade. A "Revolução dos Cravos", em 25 de abril de 1974, pôs fim à ditadura do Estado Novo e abriu caminho ao reconhecimento da independência das então chamadas "provín...

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Eric Morier-Genoud
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Professor | History | Queen's University Belfast | Interested in Politics, Religion, Armed conflicts, jihad, peace, Africa, Mozambique, Portuguese-speaking world, Switzerland. Webpage: qub.academia.edu/EricMorierGenoud
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