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From act of terrorism to mental health symptom: we're shifting blame but at what cost?

  • Written by Bettina Friedrich, Academic Researcher, PhD Supervisor, University of Sydney

Germany has been rattled by a series of violent attacks carried out by men with a Muslim background. Some of these were reportedly connected to Islamic terrorism, others were not.

As details of the incidents unfolded, the nation’s officials and media were understandably measured; hesitant to prematurely label them as terror acts. After the...

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