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My son was redicalised in the university… I am not proud of the man he became – mother and brother of Osama bin Laden speak

Ekene Onyeama

Hamida al-Attas born A’alia Ghanem, mother of Osama bin Laden, deceased al-Qaeda leader, says her son was radicalised in the university. Speaking in an interview with UK Guardian, she said her eldest son was brainwashed into extremist ideology. Ghanem said bin Laden was a shy, academically capable boy, who turned into a strong, pious figure […]

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Facebook removes 1.9m terror posts in Q1

Ayo Olowo

Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms.“In Q1[first quarter] we took action on 1.9 million pieces of ISIS [Islamic State terror group, outlawed in Russia] and al-Qaeda content, about twice as much from the previous […]

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