Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/v6grs Security Council ministerial meeting told that threats have evolved and spread in the 20 years since 9/11 […]
ILYAS EL OMARI COUNTERING VIOLENCE EXTREMISM COVID The dire repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, social relationships and the politics of countries around the world can be seen […]
A view from india: South and Southeast Asia need fresh thinking, institutional overhaul and wise, decisive action to provide security in the region. By Vikram Sood • Sep 01, 2020 Indian army in Kashmir on 9/15/2018. © Shakir Wani / Shutterstock Today, people’s rising aspirations often sit at odds with political stability. Impatience, […]
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
By JT – May 15,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday departed for Paris to participate in a high-level meeting on the Christchurch Call to Action […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Germany has been under threat of rising Neo-Nazi presence in German society. Some 470 neo-Nazis, a number of whom are wanted for violent crimes by […]
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent attacks in Fuheis and Salt completely change the anti-terrorism battleground. The approach to anti-terrorism must be reevaluated given that we are dealing with terrorists who have managed to hide their radicalism by listening to music, smoking in coffee shops […]
1 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter #Violent #Extremism (CVE) Initiatives in OIC Member States. (Twitter photo) 2 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter […]
Source: The Daily Sabah and the French Press Agency (AFP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Monday for Canadians to stand up against Islamophobia and discrimination as he paid tribute to […]
The appointment of Sara Khan to the Commission for Countering Extremism described as ‘deeply disturbing’ The National January 25, 2018 Sara Khan, was previously the director of Muslim women’s consultancy […]
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at the 15th ASEAN Lecture on “ASEAN: Next 50” at the ISEAS Yusof […]
Eric Rosand Thursday, October 19, 2017 Observing recent developments in the United States, one might assume that countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE or PVE) is a quickly disappearing policy fad of the Obama administration. These efforts encompass a range of law enforcement and non-law enforcement means to prevent individuals from […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 3, 2017 1:21 PMOct 3, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb speaks to the media outside the Saint-Charles train station after French soldiers shot and killed a man who stabbed two women to death at the main train […]
AUGUST 25, 2017 5:10 PMAUG 25, 2017 – 17:10 The city of Biel is taking measures against extremism (Keystone) Biel has announced that it will open a contact centre for preventing extremism and violence. The news comes in the midst of a scandal over a local imam who preached […]
A group of professed Muslim radicals “had no basic knowledge about Islam,” according to a new study. By Antonia Blumberg WACHIWITResearchers analyzed 5,757 WhatsApp messages found on a phone seized by police following a terrorist attack in the spring of 2016. Extremists and Islamophobes alike have attempted to paint violent […]
Reuters International JULY 15, 2017 UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks at a news conference at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool (reuters_tickers) By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura put the […]
By RICHARD STENGELFEB. 13, 2017 CreditLinda Huang Radical Islamic extremism. There, I’ve said it. For three years, as under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, I would not and could not utter that phrase. No one in the Obama administration could or did. We used the much […]
Reuters International JAN 29, 2017 – 01:51 A displaced Iraqi boy holds a white flag as his family flees during the battle between Iraqi rapid response forces and Islamic State militants at Tigris river frontline between east and west of Mosul , Iraq, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (reuters_tickers) By […]
MARKAZ Daniel L. Byman Wednesday, January 4, 2017 MARKAZ Editor’s Note:President-elect Donald Trump and some of his senior advisors have stressed the need to focus on radical Islam and criticized President Obama for avoiding that specific label, writes Dan Byman. It is tempting to dismiss the newcomers’ views as naïve and bigoted, but […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The comprehensive national strategy for combating extremism is in the final stages of development and is expected to be wrapped up next month, a senior official said on Wednesday. Retired Major General Sharif Omari, director of counter-extremism and […]
