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After A Case Of Mistaken ISIS Identity, UAE Issues Travel Warning

5:25pm July 04, 2016

by Vivian Goodman

A man from the United Arab Emirates was mistaken for a member of ISIS and handcuffed at gunpoint in Avon, Ohio. Now the UAE has warned its citizens not to wear traditional clothes traveling abroad.

Three Terror Attacks Raise The Spector Of A ISIS's Growing Reach

4:54pm July 04, 2016

In the span of a week, three attacks in quick succession — in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iraq — killed more than 200 people and have been blamed on ISIS. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Scott Atran of France's National Center for Scientific Research about the terrorist group's evolving tactics and membership.

Documentary Explores The Cyber-War Secrets Of Stuxnet

4:54pm July 04, 2016

Alex Gibney's new documentary, Zero Days, looks at the Stuxnet worm — a cyber weapon developed by the U.S. and Israel. Gibney talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about the film and the future of cyber warfare.

Author Examines ISIS: Its Strength And Strategy

6:19am July 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and author of ISIS: A History — about the recent attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad that appear to be ISIS related.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, prime minister of United Arab Emirates, wears traditional dress as he listens to an Emirati employee while visiting al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

Emirates Advises Citizens Not To Wear Traditional Dress While Traveling

3:52pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The new guidance, meant to "preserve their safety," comes after an Emirati man was mistaken for an ISIS member and handcuffed by police in Ohio. He then fainted and was hospitalized.

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FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton: Key Step Toward Closure Of Private Email Server Probe

8:05am July 03, 2016

It was a busy holiday weekend for the two presidential campaigns. NPR's Rachel Martin and correspondent Mara Liasson talk about latest in the clash of the titans and the puzzling polls.

Attack Highlights Growing Extremist Threat In Bangladesh

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Islamic militants are claiming responsibility for an attack that left 20 people dead in Dhaka. The International Crisis Group's Shehryar Fazli talks about the rise of extremist groups in the country.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Digital Content Creators Town Hall at the Neuehouse Hollywood in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Clinton Interviewed By FBI Investigators In Email Probe

1:09pm July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State on Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for Clinton.

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U.S. Pushes Proposal To Access Travelers' Social Media Accounts

8:52am July 02, 2016

Former counterterrorism coordinator for Homeland Security John Cohen tells NPR's Scott Simon why the federal government may ask Visa Waiver Program applicants to hand over social media account info.

Are We Living In An Unprecedented Age Of Terror?

6:58am July 01, 2016

It seems attacks are happening at a more furious pace than ever before. Georgetown Security Studies professor Daniel Byman tells Steve Inskeep that there were many more incidents in the '70s and '80s.