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		olavk on Jan 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack dep... Muslim terrorists in general are also in opposition to mainstream Islam. They are extremists, just as Breivik is an extremist.

fafner on Jan 13, 2015 [–]

Wahhabism and other extremist versions of Islam have a significant following. Polls regularly indicate support or acceptance towards extremist views within Muslim communities. It's therefore not as simple.

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