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SPEAKER: Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett
Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
TIME: 1 – 2pm, Thursday 4 June 2015
VENUE: Committee Room 3, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0AA
There has been a dramatic increase in religious persecution worldwide in the past six …
SPEAKERS:
Christian Whiton
Former Senior Advisor at the U.S. State Department
Sohrab Ahmari
Editorial Page Writer at The Wall Street Journal
Robin Simcox
Research Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society
TIME: 6 – 7pm, Tuesday 24 March 2015
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, 26th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, …
This is a summary of an event with Christian Whiton, Sohrab Ahmari and Robin Simcox, chaired by Davis Lewin, on 24 March 2015; it reflects the views expressed by the speaker and not those of The Henry Jackson Society or …
Posted in Boko Haram, China, Democracy & Development, Event Summaries, Extremism, ISIS, Nigeria, Religious Fundamentalism, United KingdomYou have insufficient access to view this content. Please see our membership options for more information.
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Posted in Boko Haram, Event Audio, Extremism, Nigeria, Religious FundamentalismOriginally posted in the IB Times.
The rapid expansion of territory seized by jihadist groups is one of the worst geo-political developments in recent years.
Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Islamic State (Isis) in Syria and Iraq and the Afghan Taliban have …
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Posted in Boko Haram, Democracy & Development, Event Transcript, ISIS, Islamism, Religious Fundamentalism, Terrorism & Security, United Kingdom
Co-written by Quentin Wight
This is a summary of an event with Olivier Guitta, Jacob Zenn and Robin Simcox, chaired by John Glen MP, on 17th June 2014; it reflects the views expressed by the speakers.
On Tuesday 17th June 2014, John Glen MP and the Henry …
Originally published in The Spectator
‘Whatever happened to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’? I only ask because it’s now three months since Twitter and all other social media, Michelle Obama, Christiane Amanpour, David Cameron etc. joined a hashtag group to ask Boko …
Originally published in NBC News
‘Boko Haram is trading tips with other terrorist groups as it plows on with a bloody campaign to carve out an Islamic state and deepens a crisis threatening to engulf central Africa in religious violence.
Emboldened by …
Originally published in Le Huffington Post
Le 14 avril 2014, le groupe terroriste Boko Haram a enlevé 329 jeunes filles d’un pensionnat à Chibok, dans le nord du Nigeria. Ces enlèvements ont récemment suscité un intérêt important de la part des …
Originally published on Conservative Home.
‘Earlier this month, London hosted a follow-up meeting to the Paris Summit on security in Nigeria. This took place in the context of ever-increasing attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram, such as the one on 3 June …
SPEAKERS:
Jacob Zenn
Analyst, African and Eurasian Affairs
The Jamestown Foundation
Robin Simcox
Research Fellow
The Henry Jackson Society
Olivier Guitta
Director of Research
The Henry Jackson Society
TIME: 1 – 2pm, Tuesday 17th June 2014
VENUE: Committee Room 12, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
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Jihadist …
Originally published in National Post
‘Last week, London hosted a follow-up meeting to the Paris Summit on security in Nigeria. This took place in the context of ever-increasing attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram, such as the one on June 3, where hundreds …
Originally published in The Washington Free Beacon
‘The State Department’s own reports from 2009 to 2013 further demonstrate that Boko Haram “steadily increased in deadliness and its connectivity to terrorist organizations,” according to Vitter’s letter.
Boko Haram has even gone on to …
Originally published in The Times
‘[Mr. Davis, unofficial mediator between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government] said that the only way to resolve the hostage crisis would be for a peace deal to be reached with members of the Boko Haram …
In light of the massacre of upwards of 500 people by Boko Haram in Nigeria on 3 June 2014, following the kidnapping of 329 girls in Chibok, Nigeria on 14 April 2014, the latest strategic briefing from The Henry Jackson …
Posted in Boko Haram, Briefing, Nigeria, Opinion Editorial, SpotlightIn light of the massacre of upwards of 500 people by Boko Haram in Nigeria on 3 June 2014, following the kidnapping of 329 girls in Chibok, Nigeria on 14 April 2014, the latest strategic briefing from The Henry Jackson …
Posted in Boko Haram, Nigeria, Press Release
Originally published on Al-Jazeera
‘Over 200 of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing. These kidnappings have led to an increased focus on the threat posed by the perpetrators: Boko Haram. This group has been conducting a vicious insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 in …
On the 17th May, HJS Political Director appeared on Sky News to comment on the political difficulties the government of Nigeria is beginning to face, amid increased media coverage of terrorist violence in the north of the country. Davis went …
Posted in Boko Haram, Broadcast Appearances, Nigeria, Terrorism & SecurityOriginally published in the Daily Post (Nigeria)
HJS Research Fellow Robin Simcox has been quoted in the Daily Post on his surprise as to the length of time it has taken for British-born Islamic extremists to rally to the cause of Boko …
Originally published on UK Wired News
‘For the Independent, the lead story is the man it calls “the British face of Boko Haram”.
Its front page pictures Aminu Sadiq Oguweche, a British-born man currently being held in Sudan on suspicion of being …
Originally published in The Independent
HJS Research Fellow and expert in extremism Robin Simcox has commented on claims that Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, a British-born Boko Haram militant, was radicalised while he attended a university in Wales. Robin said that it was now …
On the 12th May, HJS Research Director Olivier Guitta discussed the rise and capabilities of Boko Haram on Sky News. To view his full appearance, click on the link below:
Posted in Boko Haram, Broadcast AppearancesOn the 10th May, HJS Political Director Davis Lewin appeared on Sky News to discuss Boko Haram’s kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria. Davis also touched upon the substantive effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the social campaign to retrieve …
Posted in Boko Haram, Broadcast Appearances