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Islamic worshippers perform Friday prayers in the Great Mosque in Almaty in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. There are fears that the war between Israel and Hamas might have a ripple effect across the region, fueling a new wave of radicalisation exacerbated by Russian propaganda.
Islamic worshippers perform Friday prayers in the Great Mosque in Almaty in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. There are fears that the war between Israel and Hamas might have a ripple effect across the region, fueling a new wave of radicalisation exacerbated by Russian propaganda. © Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
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Central Asia Fears Israel-Gaza War Could Fuel Radicalisation

There are concerns that Russian disinformation and extremist groups may instrumentalise the conflict.

Pro Palestine protesters take part in a demonstration on October 20, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. There has been a growing number of pro-Palestinian demonstrations worldwide amid the renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7. Israel responded with a massive bombing campaign in Gaza.
Pro Palestine protesters take part in a demonstration on October 20, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. There has been a growing number of pro-Palestinian demonstrations worldwide amid the renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7. Israel responded with a massive bombing campaign in Gaza. © Burak Kara/Getty Images
The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Turkey Takes Sharp Stance Against Israel

Erdoğan appears to weigh appeasing domestic anger with the potential geopolitical benefits of restraint.

A Lebanese girl lights a candle during an event honouring Issam Abdallah, Lebanese photojournalist killed by a missile strike of the IDF on October 13 while working in southern Lebanon, on October 22, 2023 in Beirut, Lebanon. Journalists and other civilians have been killed or wounded as Lebanon's southern frontier with Israel sees its most active fighting in years, with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group trading cross-border fire with Israel over the last two weeks. Regional tensions have flared fo
A Lebanese girl lights a candle during an event honouring Issam Abdallah, Lebanese photojournalist killed by a missile strike of the IDF on October 13 while working in southern Lebanon, on October 22, 2023 in Beirut, Lebanon. Journalists and other civilians have been killed or wounded as Lebanon's southern frontier with Israel sees its most active fighting in years, with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group trading cross-border fire with Israel over the last two weeks. Regional tensions have flared following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in southern Israel, prompting that country to launch a siege of the Gaza Strip. © Manu Brabo/Getty Images
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Fake News Fuels Fear in Lebanon

A confusing media landscape leaves citizens desperately searching for credible information.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.
An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images
The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

Palestinians injured in Israeli air raids arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on October 24, 2023 in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Gaza. Two weeks after a deadly Hamas attack in southern Israel that sparked a retaliatory siege of Gaza, in which thousands have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Palestinians injured in Israeli air raids arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on October 24, 2023 in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Gaza. Two weeks after a deadly Hamas attack in southern Israel that sparked a retaliatory siege of Gaza, in which thousands have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. © Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images
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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region.
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An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.
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