White supremacists and the Far Right political movement in the UK have had considerable success in spreading their messages through Web sites. Some of these Web sites clearly contribute to an enabling environment for racially motivated violence in our towns and cities and possibly help to underpin also the rise…
During the last decade the greatest terrorist threat has come from what is referred to as ‘jihadist terrorism’. Certainly, since 11 September 2001, many bloody terrorist attacks have been carried out under the pretext of a religious armed struggle, known as the ‘jihad’. The NCTb already established, at the start…
The author examines the modern informational environment, and introduces the concept of contemporary extremist work as a type of living influence laboratory. He focuses on a specific Web-based counter-ideology example, then presents a methodology to address specific cyber audiences.
This is Gallup’s first report of public perceptions vis-à-vis people of different faiths. This analysis provides the reader with insight into the state of relations between people of different religions spanning four continents. The report also explores attitudes and perceptions among Muslims and the general public in France, Germany, and…
The aim of this paper is to stimulate thinking about alternative approaches to preventing violent extremism. The argument offered here does not claim to be definitive but rather to provide reflections and recommendations that, through dialogue with others, can be further developed and refined. The paper examines practical ways in…
This report is one of thirteen reports on England’s Muslim ethnic communities commissioned by the Cohesion Directorate of Communities and Local Government inorder to understand the diversity of England’s Muslim population and to help enhance its engagement and partnership with Muslim civil society. The primary goal of the research was…
On 7 November 2007 a bloody deed took place in Jokela where a senior high school student shot eight persons and himself in a school centre. The reasons for the school shooting were multifarious and complex, and the shooting constituted a deliberate criminal act showing the methodical nature that constitutes…
The radicalisation of Muslim youths is a much-discussed topic, in which field the state and municipalities have implemented a series of instruments. The radicalisation of young right-wing extremists, however, has often remained underexposed or even dismissed as negligible. This practical guide therefore explicitly invites municipalities to pursue serious policy in…
Initiated in 2009 by influential former members of various American right-wing and white supremacist movements, Life After Hate (LAH) works with leaders from across multiple sectors searching for insight and strategic solutions to violence. LAH aims to help solve issues rooted in ‘a disconnect from common humanity’ including terrorism, mass…
Seeded in 2009, founder Noor Huda Ismail recognised the need to develop effective post-detention care to deradicalise or prevent re-radicalisation of young at-risk individuals in Semarang by using alternative approaches to the Indonesian Ministry of Justice. Ismail utilises different activities including journalism, training, and civic education in the hopes of…
Prompted by the realisation behind the necessity of countering the ‘genocide ideology’ that still permeates Rwanda today, Jean Paul Samputu set up the Forgiveness Campaign following his personal experiences as a Tutsi that has forgiven his family’s killer. The overall aim is to empower youth and future leaders through education…
This study examined whether quantitative content analysis of the value references, motive imagery, and integrative complexity expressed in the documents of two terrorist groups and two nonterrorist comparison groups could distinguish the violent groups from their nonviolent counterparts. The two terrorist groups were Central al Qa’ida and al Qa’ida in…
