#unitedcve: countering violent extremism and counter narratives
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– J.M. Berger, Counter terrorism Exper t, ISIS: The State of Terror co-author
“[…] millions of people are fleeing ISIS territories, while mere
thousands have traveled to join the group. […] the Islamic State’s
ideological sympathisers make up less than 1 percent of the
world’s population, even using the most hysterically alarmist
estimates, and […] active, voluntary par ticipants in its caliphate
project cer tainly make up less than a tenth of a percent.”
SUPPORT FOR ISIS?
– Bennett Clifford, Wake Forest University / Georgian Foundation of Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)
“A lack of opportunities for formal Islamic education,
fragmented Muslim institutions, and a lack of local civil
society measures have created strong inroads for more
conservative iterations of Islam, including Salafi Islam, to create a
substantial ideological presence.”
GEORGIA
– Humera Khan, Executive Director, Muflehun
“Countering violent extremism (CVE) is the use of non-coercive
means, to dissuade individuals or groups from mobilising towards
violence, and to mitigate recruitment, support or engagement
in ideologically motivated or justified terrorism, by non-state
actors, in fur therance of political objectives.”
WHAT IS CVE?
• Building Awareness
• Countering Extremist Narratives
• Community Led Intervention
• Religious leaders and Faith Intervention
• Civil Society
• Youth Engagement
• Social Media Engagement
WHAT IS CVE?
– Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, U.S. White House
– Quantum Communications, Interviews with 49 current and former members of extremist groups in Iraq and Syria
WHY IRAQ AND SYRIA?
COUNTER NARRATIVES• Strategic Counter Narratives
• Tactical Counter Narratives
• Posit ive and Alternative Narratives
• Ethical Counter Narratives
• Ideological and Rel ig ious Counter Narratives
• Humour and Sarcasm (Satire)DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COUNTER-NARRATIVES IN COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM,
HEDAYAH CENTRE, SEPTEMBER 2014
– Submission to the Pankisi Times
“The religion of Pankisi is Islam. Muslims go to do Jihad. Nowadays,
Jihad is in Syria. Teenagers from Pankisi go to Syria to do Jihad.
They think that it is the right way. A lot of teenagers died in Syria
for Allah. They think that when they die in Jihad they will go to
heaven. They fight against Assad soldiers.”
GEORGIA
– Richard Barrett, United Nations Counter terrorism Taskforce (CTITF) Co-founder
“The use of social media among young people going to join rebel
groups in Syria and Iraq has exploded. It is their main source of
information and communication.
The consequences for society of so many people being exposed
to the violence and brutality of war and to radical extremist groups
at the forefront of the fighting are unpredictable, but unlikely to
be positive.”
FOREIGN FIGHTERS
– Developing Effective Counter Narratives in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), Hedayah Centre, September 2014
“Attractive alternative narratives can contribute to the
prevention of radicalisation and recruitment if they are
delivered to the target audience by trusted sources. […]
community leaders that are informed of potential radicalisation and
recruitment to violent extremism in their own communities are
better partners in efforts to counter violent extremism in
those communities.”
ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES
– Resolution 2178, United Nations Security Council
“[…] the United Nations […] Encourages Member States to engage
relevant local communities and non-governmental actors in
developing strategies to counter the violent extremist narrative
that can incite terrorist acts, address the conditions conducive to
the spread of violent extremism, […], including by empowering
youth, families, women, religious, cultural and education
leaders, and […] civil society […].”
RESOLUTION 2178
There are no more credible messenger s than those who have been touched per sonal ly by violent extremism. Rachel Briggs OBE Inst itute for Strategic Dialogue
Social media is crucial for our work. […] For many youth, onl ine and off l ine are seamlessly integrated and we need to communicate with them through al l channels .
Humera Khan, Muflehun
– Rachel Briggs OBE, (formerly) Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
“There are no more credible messengers than those who have
been touched personally by violent extremism.”
MESSENGERS
INTERVIEW BY RFE/RL WITH MOTHER OF GEORGIAN ISIL FIGHTER
– J.M. Berger, Counter terrorism Exper t, ISIS: The State of Terror co-author
“Would it have been better to act earlier? Sure, but it's not like
this issue is going away any time soon. Or ever.”
A FINAL WORD
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