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The prominent Muslim academic on the threat of the Islamic State group and how scholars are failing the Muslim world.
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Who is to blame for the rise of ISIL?
Michael T Flynn, the former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran.
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