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When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism

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Karima Bennoune |

TEDxExeter

• March 2014

Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for crime, attacks and murder. These personal stories humanize one of the most overlooked human-rights struggles in the world.

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Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for crime, attacks and murder. These personal stories humanize one of the most overlooked human-rights struggles in the world.

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About the speaker

Karima Bennoune

Professor of international law

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Karima Bennoune's new book introduces the world to people who speak out against fundamentalist terrorism.

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The international law professor breathes life into the human stories at the heart of the fight against fundamentalism.

A video update from Karima Bennoune

In this video, get an update on how people of Muslim heritage are fighting fundamentalism.

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