Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda
Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday’s unprecedented talks at Europol’s headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They […]
White House budget slashes program to fight violent extremism at home
The suspect in the Manchester bombing, Salman Abedi, wasn’t unknown to UK counterterrorism officials. In fact, members of the Libyan community where Abedi lived had reported him before, worried about some of the views he was expressing. That kind of keeping an eye out, as a community, is exactly what the “Countering Violent Extremism” program […]
Extremists’ prey – the young and vulnerable
“Why do young people join extremist groups? And what can governments do to stop terrorists recruiting youth? To attempt to answer these questions, high-ranking officials, activists and members of international organisations gathered in Baku for the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.” Organized by Azerbaijan authorities and the United Nations, this year’s Forum…
Americans Have Double Standards On Religious Violence
Americans exhibit a double standard when it comes to religious violence, extending far greater benefit of the doubt that attackers claiming to be Christian aren’t really Christian than they do for attacks carried out in the name of Islam, a survey has indicated. Responding to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute, released Thursday, […]
Trump’s counterterror programme
On January 21, one day after US President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the resistance was inaugurated by way of women’s marches across the country. Muslim-Americans were prominent in these marches, with civil rights leaders such as Linda Sarsour organising and addressing the Washington, DC, crowd, and Muslim American women leading offshoot marches. The […]
ISIS’s Hyper-Extremism Responsible For Increase In Hate Crimes
Hyper-extremism in groups like the Islamic State is eroding religious diversity around the world as the groups attempt to impose their will on those with differing beliefs, creating an explosion in the number of refugees worldwide as people attempt to escape intolerance, Aid to the Church in Need warned Tuesday in its biennial report.
The liberal arts as antidote to political extremism in Mideast
With Daesh-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed attention on developing strategies for countering violent extremism across the globe. As we speak, studies are being commissioned, hearings held and conferences planned to develop and promote programmes to interrupt the processes of radicalisation and to support the transformation of frustrated, disenfranchised youth […]
Twitter Suspends Thousands Of Accounts Over Extremism
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended 235,000 accounts as part of its crackdown on accounts that have violated policies on the promotion of extremism and terrorism over the last six months. With the latest move, the total number of suspended accounts in the past year has reached 360,000. In February, the microblogging platform announced that […]
The roots of terrorism
THE post-Quetta commotion is heading towards a predictable denoucement: those who pointed fingers at the security apparatus have been chastened, the government has pleaded guilty to its indictment by the COAS and a new body to oversee implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) has been created. Is that enough? Those who had asked the […]
U.S. welcomes Kazakhstan’s commitment to a broader and more preventive approach to terrorism
Kazakhstan has played a leadership role in building global support for a broader preventive approach to violent extremism, said US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall. “My trip this week has a narrower focus: strengthening our cooperation against terrorism Kazakhstan has played a leadership role in building global support for […]