The Norwegian Centre Against Racism, a non-governmental organisation, was founded in 1978. The structure of the centre revolves around three major departments: Agenda X, Jobb X, and the Counsel Office. Agenda X is an activity centre aimed at promoting cross-cultural dialogue among Norwegian youth. Jobb X serves as a valuable…
In the summer of 2012, the Nothing Holy About Hatred campaign launched, bringing together people from all faiths, denominations and non-religious beliefs to stand against homophobia. The campaign was supported by Phoenix, a network of bloggers, activists, opinion-formers and community leaders managed by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue to engage…
The overarching aim of the initiative is to provide an integrated, national-level multiagency approach to the challenge of radicalisation, where ‘politicians connect with communities, frontline workers go to mosques, police interact with minority groups, so that all the networks are in place’. At its core, the initiative is engaged in…
Founded in Houston by local activist Reginald Gordon, OG-1 Operation Outreach works with youths that are either presently incarcerated or recently released. Based on the ‘Scared Straight’ program, Gordon founded his program while incarcerated in 1983. However, OG-1 aims to incorporate more educational tactics over fear-based tactics because ‘fear is…
This report contains findings from the Cyberterrorism Project’s symposium on terrorists’ use of the Internet. The event was hosted by Swansea University, UK, on 5- 6 June 2014. 43 delegates attended the symposium, including researchers from a number of UK universities, as well as institutions in the Republic of Ireland,…
This report shares the main insights and discussions of the “Practices and reflections on development, security and peace in the context of violent extremism and terrorism” side event co-organized with the Human Security Collective, West African Network for Peacebuilding, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, Cordaid, United Network…
An outline of the main terrorist threats to France, the counter-terrorism initiatives in place, and related resources.
This report documents young Muslim Sydneyer’s responses to a variety of online campaigns that promote non-violent political activism or aim to ‘counter violent extremism’ (CVE). In undertaking this study, which involved interviews with Muslim communities in Western Sydney—communities that have been targeted by both violent propaganda and government communication campaigns—two…
Europol is a unique organisation, offering EU Member States access to its expertise and information capabilities in support to their efforts in fighting serious organised crime and terrorism. The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TESAT)is one result of the excellent collaboration that exists between Europol and Member States. This…
This report examines how Al-Qaeda, its affiliates and other terrorist organizations have moved their online presence to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media outlets, posing challenges to counter-terrorism agencies.
Over 12,000 fighters from at least 81 countries have joined the civil war in Syria, and the numbers continue to grow. A lot are young, often teenagers, and a fair percentage of those arriving from non-Muslim majority countries are converts to Islam. These and others who share their faith commonly…
Boko Haram is an extremist sect in Nigeria that has caused devastating damage in Northern Nigeria and threatens the stability of Nigeria as a whole. The U.S. Institute of Peace commissioned the CLEEN Foundation in Nigeria to research how Boko Haram is able to continue to recruit young men to…
