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     <title>RAND Research Topic: Religion</title>
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   <title type="html">Awlaki&apos;s Death Hits al-Qaeda&apos;s Social Media Strategy</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/30/BBC.html</id>
   <published>Sep 30, 2011</published>
   <updated>Sep 30, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace&amp;mdash;since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations&amp;mdash;al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Faith-based Organizations and the Framing of HIV/AIDS</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100278.html</id>
   <published>Sep 1, 2011</published>
   <updated>Sep 1, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">This article examines the different ways in which faith-based organizations (FBO) frame discussions about HIV.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Beyond the Shadow of 9/11</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-09.html</id>
   <published>Sep 1, 2011</published>
   <updated>Sep 1, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks warrants a thoughtful review of America&apos;s progress and future strategy. In this &lt;em&gt;RAND Review&lt;/em&gt; cover story, RAND experts offer perspectives on Afghan-led solutions, ways to counter al Qaeda, air passenger security, and compensation for those affected by terrorism.</summary>
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   <title type="html">European Terrorism Trends Examined</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/07/06.html</id>
   <published>Jul 6, 2011</published>
   <updated>Jul 6, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Although most European terrorism plots of jihadist inspiration over the last five years appear to have been conducted independently, the most serious ones have tended to involve operational connections to groups operating outside of Europe.</summary>
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   <title type="html">European Terrorism Trends Examined</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP333.html</id>
   <published>Jul 6, 2011</published>
   <updated>Jul 6, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Although most European terrorism plots of jihadist inspiration over the last five years appear to have been conducted independently, the most serious ones have tended to involve operational connections to groups operating outside of Europe.</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Muslim Brotherhood in the West: Characteristics, Aims and Policy Considerations</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT358.html</id>
   <published>Apr 13, 2011</published>
   <updated>Apr 13, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Testimony presented before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence on April 13, 2011.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Congregation-based Programs to Address HIV/AIDS: Elements of Successful Implementation</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110033.html</id>
   <published>Feb 17, 2011</published>
   <updated>Feb 17, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">This systematic review distills lessons on successfully implementing congregation HIV efforts.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Faith-based Organizations, Science, and the Pursuit of Health</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110019.html</id>
   <published>Jan 31, 2011</published>
   <updated>Jan 31, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">A faith-based health research network could create a framework for evaluating such efforts.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Deradicalization Process Is Essential Part of Fighting Terrorism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/29.html</id>
   <published>Nov 29, 2010</published>
   <updated>Nov 29, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">Deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Deradicalization Process Is Essential Part of Fighting Terrorism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1053.html</id>
   <published>Nov 29, 2010</published>
   <updated>Nov 29, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">Counter-radicalization programs in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe indicate that deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America (Spanish translation)</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG891z1.html</id>
   <published>May 24, 2010</published>
   <updated>May 24, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Describes the involvement of churches and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The authors describe the range of FBO activities and discuss the advantages and challenges to such involvement and possible ways that FBOs can enhance their efforts, both independently and in collaboration with other organizations, such as government ministries of health.&lt;/p&gt;
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   <title type="html">Reform or Radicalisation?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z6.html</id>
   <published>Mar 11, 2010</published>
   <updated>Mar 11, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Is prison a training ground for extremists? RAND Europe explores radicalisation and recruitment in European prisons.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Do Higher Crime Rates Cause a Decrease in Religiosity?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/01/SRT.html</id>
   <published>Feb 28, 2010</published>
   <updated>Feb 28, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;If we observe that high crime and low levels of religious belief or high levels of belief and low crime go hand in hand, how should we interpret that correlation? asks Paul Heaton.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Project New Hope: A Faith-Based Effort to Provide Housing for Persons with HIV/AIDS</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100018.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2009</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2009</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Housing is a great unmet need for individuals living with HIV/AIDS Project New Hope in Los Angeles, CA, may be the nations first housing program exclusively designed for people with HIV/AIDS.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Religiosity and Decreased Risk of Substance Use Disorders: Is the Effect Mediated by Social Support or Mental Health Status?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100101.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2009</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2009</updated>
   <summary type="html">Research has shown that the more religious people are, the less likely they are to have substance use disorders.  This study found that this relationship is not affected by how much social support people have or their mental health status.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG879.html</id>
   <published>Sep 21, 2009</published>
   <updated>Sep 21, 2009</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Many analysts have examined the media that violent extremists use to communicate their core messages. Far less research, however, has been devoted to the growing body of creative works produced by Arab authors and artists that counter the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism. &lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">New Book Provides Unique View Into Mind of Fanatical Jihadists</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG602.html</id>
   <published>Oct 15, 2008</published>
   <updated>Oct 15, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;David Aaron, a veteran U.S. diplomat and director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, has compiled a wide range of writings by Islamic terrorists that offer an unusual window into their mentality. The book, &quot;In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad,&quot; is a virtual encyclopedia of jihadist rhetoric written by the terrorists themselves.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey: The Nation&amp;rsquo;s Role in Western Security Efforts</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG726.html</id>
   <published>Jun 23, 2008</published>
   <updated>Jun 23, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;While Muslim-majority Turkey may be the linchpin to promoting liberal Islam worldwide, relationships between the nation&amp;rsquo;s secular government and religious forces have shifted in the past decade, with implications for the future of Islam in the region and the world.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Understanding the Challenge of Extremist and Radicalized Prisoners</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR571.html</id>
   <published>Apr 15, 2008</published>
   <updated>Apr 15, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;A preliminary overview of the challenges posed by radicalized and extremist prisoners helps to explore the potential for the radicalization of young European Muslims in the prison environment.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">A War of Nerves in Turkey</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/12/PS.html</id>
   <published>May 12, 2007</published>
   <updated>May 12, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">A War of Nerves in Turkey in Project Syndicate (an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries)</summary>
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