Reports that pirates may want to swap a British couple they captured last week for fellow pirates detained by foreign navies have fueled speculation that the pirates are linking up with Islamist militants.
The record shows that some radicals can be persuaded to give up the gun when inducements and local conditions are right. The Pentagon recently spent $4.5 million to find out more.
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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.
Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger
When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.
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