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Faith-Based Call

DURING THE 2010S, DIFFERENT ISLAMIC community groups, most notably the Islamic Women’s Council and the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), made repeated attempts to engage the government and public sector about the growing threat of violent extremism.

One of their requests

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