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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
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Former Senior Vice President
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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