Who is living closer to the message of the Qur'an?
This is a far better, shorter question for aspiring jihadists, my emphasis:
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We have to disassociate from the two words Islamic and State...There is nothing Islamic about these individuals, nor is it a state. My question to these young people [who might be sympathetic to Isis] is simple: who is living closer to the message of the Qur'an? Is it Isis, or is it somebody like Alan Henning?
The speaker is a well known Muslim civic leader from Leicester:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...lim-community?
The psychology of violent extremism - digested
Self Determination revisited
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davidbfpo
Certainly interesting. As I read history, this process is not limited to a small group of close friends. Whole nations can and have made a "Risky Shift". Germany, Cambodia, Rwanda, and others. At large scales, these shifts look very much like self-determination.
Here's the question: If self determination leads to a nation or people bent on world conquest or tribal slaughter, must that self-determination be respected?
The Danish way to deradicalise
A lengthy article in The Guardian, on the city of Aarhus programme. Citing an academic psychologist
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Look: these are young people struggling with pretty much the same issues as any others – getting a grip on their lives, making sense of things, finding a meaningful place in society. We have to say: provided you have done nothing criminal, we will help you to find a way back.
(Citing a local police officer) What’s easyis to pass tough new laws. Harder is to go through a real process with individuals: a panel of experts, counselling, healthcare, assistance getting back into education, with employment, maybe accommodation. With returning to everyday life and society. We don’t do this out of political conviction; we do it because we think it works.
Link:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ria?CMP=twt_gu
Added. A short three minute BBC News report:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30045214
Prisons and Radicalization
Prisons and Radicalization
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Who to Call When Your Kid Wages Jihad
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Parents in The Netherlands worried their boys and girls will join the ranks of ISIS now have a place to call.
Link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...es-jihad.html?
A nice, simple step - a hotline for help. Sadly it took till 2015 to arrive.
The role of Islam in radicalisation is grossly overestimated
An Australian academic's contributution, which is entitled as above and sub-titled:
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There is no empirical evidence that religion and ideology are primary motivators for violent extremism. Radicalisation is a social issue
Link:http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...-overestimated
It is a very good contribution IMHO.
Five myths about violent extremism
A short article prepared by Professor Daniel Byman for the CVE conference on February 18th @ The White House. Nicely put:http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...e2b_story.html
One point is about Europe, which ends with:
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Europe’s bigger problem is the divide between its Muslim and non-Muslim communities. This is less about counterterrorism and more about the need for better political and economic integration.
This article, with useful diagrams, helps to set the context in the UK:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...he-answer.html