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By Rhiannon Davies\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 27 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Shakespeare has been an obsession of extremist groups across the globe over the centuries. The Nazi Party held him up as a hero, while Osama Bin Laden condemned him as the ultimate symbol of the depraved west. Islam Issa speaks to Rhiannon Davies about William Shakespeare<\/a>\u2019s tangled relationship with terror.<\/p>\n

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