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Belgian judge orders repatriation of six children of Islamic State militants
December 28, 2018 By Faith Matters

Belgian judge orders repatriation of six children of Islamic State militants

A Belgian judge has ordered the government to repatriate six children of Islamic State (IS) militants and their mothers who have been detained in a camp in Kurdish-controlled Syria, the national news agency Belga said on Wednesday. Tatiana Wielandt, 26, and Bouchra Abouallal, 25, both Belgian citizens, and their children have been held in the […]

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Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar
August 16, 2018 By Faith Matters

Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar

In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire. Some 700,000 members of the Rohingya community had recently fled the country amid a military crackdown and ethnic violence. In March, a United Nations […]

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