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Are all of yall who have reblogged FBI agent jokes going to be contacting LA City Council members about the fact that they just accepted a DHS Countering Violent Extremism grant to increase surveillance of Muslims? Or was it just for the notes?
How Trump will make Obama's Countering Violent Extremism programme into
In 2011, Obama formally instituted counter-radicalisation as his administration's signature counterterror programme CVE. It was a major departure from the George W Bush's counterterror programme in three important ways.
First, it shifted its concern from foreign terrorists to the "homegrown violent extremists", focusing on Muslim residents and citizens as suspect radicals. Second, CVE relied on a network of informants to monitor subjects of interest within Muslim communities, institutions, and public spaces, in addition to the electronic surveillance model established under Bush. And third, Obama strategically toned down the "clash of civilisations" rhetoric that characterised the Bush administration, in exchange for the language of tolerance that helped in the grooming of Muslim informants.
In five years, Obama built a counter-radicalisation infrastructure and institutionalised the presumption that radicalisation is a purely Muslim phenomenon. The structures and strategy has now been handed over to his successor, Trump, to build upon, as he assembles a counterterror team.
In late December, a Trump administration insider told Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials that the new president was committed to the counter-radicalisaton national security model. However, the racially neutral CVE would likely be renamed to "Countering Violent Jihad" or "Countering Radical Islam" making it fully transparent that Muslims are the specific targets of this programme.
This renaming aligns with Trump's modus operandi of blatant Islamophobia, but it also promotes the worldview that the US must commit itself to an intractable civilisational war with Islam.
Apart from mere rhetoric, Trump has surrounded himself with cabinet members who subscribe to this world view. General Michael Flynn, Trump's national security adviser, wrote that, "The countries and movements that are trying to destroy us … are united by their hatred of the democratic West and their conviction that dictatorship is superior." He also tweeted in February 2016 that "Fear of Muslims is rational" and has referred to Islam as a "malignant cancer".
Countering Violent Extremist Requires Holistic Approach To Combating Terrorism - Dr Fatima Akilu
Countering Violent Extremist Requires Holistic Approach To Combating Terrorism – Dr Fatima Akilu
Countering Violent Extremist Requires Holistic Approach To Combating Terrorism – Dr Fatima Akilu
Countering Violent Extremist Requires Holistic Approach To Combating Terrorism – Dr Fatima Akilu
The founder of NEEM Foundation Dr Fatimo Akilu in her speech has said Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programme represents the first attempt at a holistic response to combatting terrorism in…
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Mapping for Peace in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh – The burning of Hindu households in Rangpur in November over a rumored inflammatory Facebook post was the latest in a series of religiously-motivated extremist attacks in Bangladesh. While the country has not suffered any high-profile incidents against foreigners this year, such as the assault on the Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, violent extremism remains a major concern. A recent failed attack by a Bangladeshi national in New York City likely means the country will return to the headlines–unfortunately for the wrong reasons. The extremism threat is complicating an already challenging security situation in the country, where bouts of political violence, stemming from an entrenched culture of both intra- and interparty conflict, remain too common.
To advance citizen security in Bangladesh, where Democracy International has worked since 2011, we are assisting civil society organizations to develop, test, and deploy new programs and methods for preventing and countering violent extremism (CVE), with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. Given recent trends in Bangladesh, civil society has a fundamental role to play in ensuring national security while holding the government accountable and offering a space for citizens to voice their concerns about insecurity and counterterrorism operations.
Bangladesh is an ideal landscape to pilot this programming. While there are serious challenges facing activists and human rights organizations in Bangladesh, the country still has a vibrant and robust civil society and a deep well of resilience. “Most local organizations are respected and supported in their communities and many are already working on conflict mitigation and intercommunal dialogue,” explains Democracy International’s Senior Program Officer Karen Miller. Bangladesh’s civil society organizations are accordingly well positioned to take the lead in developing innovative CVE programs.
One of these organizations, PrenuerLab, is using digital mapping and media monitoring to trace the geography of extremism in Bangladesh and develop new peacebuilding tactics. Similar to the Southern Poverty Law Center, whose hate map traces the evolution of domestic extremist groups in the U.S., PrenuerLab is identifying the structure, network, and locations of violent extremist organizations throughout Bangladesh. Like crime mapping, extremism mapping is designed to strengthen law enforcement investigations, improve state resource allocation, and encourage government accountability. Their work is highlighted in the above map and regularly updated online. Civil society organizations in Bangladesh do not yet have the same capacity to map extremism as their counterparts in the U.S. However, against a backdrop of recent attacks, investments in the country’s nascent CVE landscape are a welcome development. Continuous improvements in open data platforms and Geographic Information Systems technology, coupled with smart foreign assistance and improved collaboration among CVE actors, mean organizations like PrenuerLab can effectively expand their capacity to monitor violent extremism and advance citizen security. Their innovation and creativity will undoubtedly prove valuable in the push for peace.
A new app is launched to help parents from culturally diverse backgrounds understand what their children are doing online.
A new app is launched to help parents from culturally diverse backgrounds understand what their children are doing online and identify early warning signs of possible radicalisation.
Step Together is a helpline & online service to help you find support & information when you’re worried that someone you care about may be trying to effect political or social change through violence, also called ‘violent extremism’.
http://www.steptogether.com.au
Agile in non-tech environments - Empathy mapping with Joe public in Ibrahim Hyderi, Karachi
Agile in non-tech environments – Empathy mapping with Joe public in Ibrahim Hyderi, Karachi
Building on from my previous post on empathy maps it seems apt to share a real world example of how a non-technical team utilises empathy maps. To build deep understanding of the target audience’s issues and to address their pains. For those not familiar with Peace Through Prosperity, the organisation works with people engaged in micro-enterprises; such as street-cart or pavement based green…
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Fourth Muslim group rejects federal grant to fight extremism
Fourth Muslim group rejects federal grant to fight extremism
Jihad Turk: Has a vision to serve his community You know what side they stand for when their Trump Derangement Syndrome tops any desire to fight extremism. From Sacramento Bee: A California Islamic school wanted to keep an open mind before Donald Trump took office (yeah, riiiiiight). But less than a month into Trump’s presidency, the school rejected $800,000 in federal funds aimed at combatting…
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