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title: "New Humanist reading list: terrorism, extremism and democracy"
date: "2017-05-24T14:59:12+01:00"
modified: "2017-05-24T14:59:12+01:00"
url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/2017/05/24/new-humanist-reading-list-terrorism-extremism-and-democracy/"
post_id: 6656
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# New Humanist reading list: terrorism, extremism and democracy

1\. [What is Salafi jihadism?](/articles/5087/what-is-salafi-jihadism)

A Q&A with Shiraz Maher, who has written a book exploring the intellectual underpinnings of this warrior doctrine.

2\. [A politics of humanism can help build a just, free and more equal world](/articles/5158/a-politics-of-humanism-can-help-build-a-just-free-and-more-equal-world)

Intolerance and bigotry are in the ascendant. Owen Jones surveys the challenges ahead.

3\. [Age of extremes](/articles/5001/age-of-extremes)

Is the government’s Prevent strategy a defence against terrorism or a threat to free speech? Samira Shackle reports.

4\. [Many voices, one struggle](/articles/4795/many-voices-one-struggle)

The history of Woman Against Fundamentalism shows that we need eachother’s support in the fight against intolerance and bigotry, writes Rahila Gupta.

5\. [“More needs to be done about mainstream racism and the practice of the state”](/articles/5017/more-needs-to-be-done-about-mainstream-racism-and-the-practice-of-the-state)

A Q&A with Hsiao-Hung Pai, author of a book about Britain’s far-right movements.