Countering the Islamist Narrative

Conference Call — January 29, 2015 — min

Countering the Islamist Narrative

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Ed Husain, CFR’s adjunct senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, discusses countering the Islamist narrative, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Ed Husain

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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