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C-SPAN: Religious Freedom and Extremism: Lessons from the Arab Spring

C-SPAN broadcasts symposium featuring START researcher

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University hosted "Religious Freedom and Extremism: Lessons from the Arab Spring," an all-day symposium that featured START researcher and University of Maryland Associate Professor Johanna Kristin Birnir.

In it, Birnir discussed how repression breeds religious extremism.

Read the full article and broadcast featuring Birnir.

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