violence
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The Brotherhood is a century-old Islamist group that renounced violence in the 1970s, though spinoffs such as Hamas remain active and on the U.S. blacklist.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Gallrein is close to Louisville in a county that features multiple distilleries and a history of Confederate guerrilla violence during the Civil War.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Around 300,000 refugees have fled to eastern Mauritania's desert Hodh Chargui region to escape the violence that has plagued Mali for more than a decade.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Is “Hope” meant to make us examine our own violence?
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
McKissick and the black student leaders knew that such violence could only hurt their cause, and at 10 P.M. they persuaded the protesters to go home.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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