Top Stories Sub-title:  “If payment is withheld, they must pull the trigger or their business model fails” Author:  Terry Lavender Picture:  Canadians were shocked to learn recently that retired journalist John Ridsdel, who had been kidnapped along with three others last September in the Philippines, had been beheaded by his captors, the militant group Abu Sayyaf. Assistant Professor Aisha Ahmad of political science has been studying how jihadist groups finance their militant operations in civil wars across the world. U of T News asked her to comment on the Ridsdel kidnapping. Why do groups such as Abu Sayyaf take hostages? Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Sub-title:  Three presidents sign five-year agreement on public health collaboration Author:  Terry Lavender Picture:  Urban issues wer
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