National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Egyptian Coptic Christians attend a memorial ceremony for relatives murdered by Islamic State group militants in Libya, on February 16, 2015, in the village of al-Awar in Egypt's southern province of Minya. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian Coptic Christians attend a memorial ceremony for relatives murdered by Islamic State group militants in Libya, on February 16, 2015, in the village of al-Awar in Egypt's southern province of Minya. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
4 Min Read
People demonstrate outside the offices of the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on January 6, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (MOHAMMED WESAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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People demonstrate outside the offices of the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on January 6, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (MOHAMMED WESAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
4 Min Read
A muslim man prays during a prayer session for murdered aid worker Alan Henning in Manchester Central Mosque in Manchester, north west England on October 4, 2014. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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A muslim man prays during a prayer session for murdered aid worker Alan Henning in Manchester Central Mosque in Manchester, north west England on October 4, 2014. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)