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Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

Senior Foreign Editor; Co-host of Worldly

    Latest articles by Jennifer Williams

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    Obama told Muslims they belong in America. He was really talking to all of us.Obama told Muslims they belong in America. He was really talking to all of us.
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    Obama’s speech was a powerful affirmation that Muslims belong in this country.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    All-American jihad: Peter Bergen on the homegrown terrorism threatAll-American jihad: Peter Bergen on the homegrown terrorism threat
    Terrorism

    Why would someone in the United States ever take up the cause of violent jihadism to attack his or her fellow citizens?

    By Jennifer Williams
    Criminal Justice
    Egypt’s decades-long war on college kidsEgypt’s decades-long war on college kids
    Criminal Justice

    More than 3,000 college students are in jail in Egypt. History helps explain why.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    How Saudi Arabia’s fear of dissent at home makes its foreign policy a hot messHow Saudi Arabia’s fear of dissent at home makes its foreign policy a hot mess
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    Saudi foreign policy is shaped not just by foreign events but by the monarchy’s fears of political opposition at home.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    ”They are riding a tiger that they cannot control”: Pakistan and the future of Afghanistan”They are riding a tiger that they cannot control”: Pakistan and the future of Afghanistan
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    An expert explains how Pakistan came to be the most influential player in the Afghan peace talks.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    The Oregon militia standoff, explainedThe Oregon militia standoff, explained
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    A militia protesting the “tyranny” of the federal government seized the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Saturday.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    ISIS’s new video tells us something important about the Paris attacksISIS’s new video tells us something important about the Paris attacks
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    The Paris attackers claim they were ordered to attack by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi himself.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    ISIS is getting stronger in Afghanistan: how it happened and why it mattersISIS is getting stronger in Afghanistan: how it happened and why it matters
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    An expert explains.

    By Jennifer Williams
    Iran
    Thought experiment: what if the Iran nuclear deal had failed?Thought experiment: what if the Iran nuclear deal had failed?
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    Graham Allison imagines the world without the Iran nuclear deal, and it’s not pretty.

    By Jennifer Williams
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    “The talk”: 6 Muslim parents on what they tell their kids about Islamophobia“The talk”: 6 Muslim parents on what they tell their kids about Islamophobia
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    Muslim parents in the US and Canada today no longer just have to worry about giving their kids the “birds and the bees” talk. They now also have to give the Islamophobia and extremism talk.

    By Jennifer Williams