Breivik and Anti-Muslim Bigotry
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07/08/2011
BY ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
I have a piece in the Saturday edition of Lebanon’s Daily Star looking at the motivations behind Anders Breivik’s attacks last month. Click here if you’re interested.
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