This report – which focuses exclusively on Arabic-language websites – should be understood in the context of three important trends in the Arab world: rapidly rising Internet usage, high levels of youth unemployment, and the continuing lack of real political change and sufficient peaceable outlets for legitimate political dissent. These…

The publication contains information on the number of immigrants and descendants in Denmark and illustrates their integration into the educational system and the labour market by pointing out the main trends over time and in relation to gender, age, selected nationalities, etc. The analyses of the publication are based mainly…

This represents an initial and introductory first report for the newly formed European Muslim Research Centre (EMRC). This report introduces empirical evidence that demonstrates tangible links between Islamophobia or anti-Muslim bigotry in both (i) mainstream political and media discourse and (ii) extremist nationalist discourse and anti-Muslim hate crimes. That is…

The Violence Prevention Network’s aim is to help young people who have committed serious hate crime offences to lead a non-violent life. They learn how to take responsibility for their actions and are enabled to distance themselves from inhuman ideology. This project works with individuals in prison convicted of violent…

In this paper I will talk about two Federal Model Projects of exemplary work in de-radicalisation carried through by two NGOs in Berlin – who are at the forefront of such a society conscious approach. One, Cultures Interactive (CI), is engaged in communities and schools. Its target group is at-risk…

The report ‘Weerstand en tegenkracht’ (‘Resilience and Resistance’) by the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) highlights the current trends and developments relating to Salafism in the Netherlands. This report is a follow-up to the AIVD publication ‘The Radical Dawa in Transition’ (‘Radicale dawa in verandering’), which…

Recent high-profile terrorism arrests and litigation in New York, Colorado, and Detroit have brought public attention to the question of how the government should respond to the possibility of domestic-origin terrorism linked to al Qaeda. This symposium essay identifies and discussing one emerging approach in the United States and Europe…

Seeded in May 2010 by Amanda Lindhout, a former freelance journalist, following her release from 460 days as a hostage in Somalia. Following her release in 2009, Lindhout established the Global Enrichment Foundation (GEF) and dedicated the program to encouraging leadership in Somalia through community-based educational empowerment programs. In addition…

Seeded in March 2010, the organisation works to enable divided communities and the general public to explore the roots of terrorism, violence, and war and promote peaceful resolution through dialogue. They aim to facilitate dialogue, empower otherwise disenfranchised individuals, educate on conflict transformation, and support similar peace initiatives and organisations…

My AFR op-ed today is on the economics of terrorism, discussing a new book by Eli Berman. He’s not the first empirical social scientist to tackle the topic (Robert Pape and Alan Krueger both have extensive treatments of the topic), but I think Berman’s analysis is the most insightful to…

This report is based on a survey of prison policies in 15 countries and offers a study of the role prisons can play in radicalising people – and in reforming them. Sixteen of the world’s leading experts contributed to the report, which was funded by the governments of Australia, the…

This report assesses the activities of organized crime groups, terrorist groups, and narcotics traffickers in general in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, focusing mainly on the period since 1999. Some of the related topics discussed, such as governmental and police corruption and anti–money-laundering laws, may also…