de-radicalization

Dounia Bouzar, shown here in 2015, helps parents in France who want to prevent their kids from joining militant groups like ISIS — whose recruiters, she says, "set out to break every emotional, social and historical tie in the kids' lives."

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Defusing The Lure Of Militant Islam In France, Despite Death Threats

8:07pm December 19, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Dounia Bouzar works to stop radicalization of French youth. More young people from France have radicalized and gone to war zones in Syria and Iraq than from any other European country.

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Mourad Benchellali speaks to a group of students and parents in Strasbourg, France. In 2001 Benchellali traveled to Afghanistan to visit his brother, and was forced into an al-Qaida training camp. He now speaks out against radical Islam.

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A French Community Tries To Get A Handle On Radicalization

4:59pm December 18, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Five men, four of them childhood friends from Strasbourg, are being held in a foiled terrorist plot. Radicalization of young people is a leading concern in the community.

A video produced by Exit-Deutschland describes the work it does to de-radicalize neo-Nazis. Hayat Germany is trying to use similar techniques to help Germans who may be radicalized by groups like the Islamic State.

Methods For Reforming Neo-Nazis Help Fight The Radicalization Of Muslims

10:44am May 10, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

To fight radicalization of young Muslims, a German program applies lessons from an unexpected source: reformed neo-Nazis. "There is a commonality between extremist ideologies," says a counselor.

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The picturesque town of Odense — the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen — is one of the Danish cities battling ISIS and its recruitment efforts. Denmark has one of the worst radicalization problems in Europe.

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To Stop Kids From Radicalizing, Moms In Denmark Call Other Moms

4:20pm May 09, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The story of a young Danish Muslim woman who was lured by a radical Islamist shows how a grass-roots program is fighting the influence of ISIS recruiters. The key: harnessing mothers' intuition.

Latifa Ibn Ziaten, shown here speaking to French elementary schoolchildren in March, started an organization to prevent radicalization after her son, a French soldier, was killed by an Islamist gunman in March 2012.

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Mother Of Slain French Soldier Fights Against Radicalization

6:44pm December 23, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

After her son was killed in a 2012 Islamist attack, Latifa Ibn Ziaten vowed to prevent radicalization among her fellow Muslims. "I'm going to save others so they won't suffer like me," she says.

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British police dog handlers patrol a train station in London in January.

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Is A British Program Spotting Radicals Or Alienating Muslims?

8:00am November 28, 2015

by Leila Fadel

The British government is trying to stop terrorism with a program called Prevent. Teachers, doctors and others are obliged to report suspicious behavior but many worry it's creating a culture of fear.

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ISIS Supporter Moved To Jail After Box Cutter Found In His Halfway House Room

6:58pm July 07, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

Abdullahi Yusuf, 19, had pleaded guilty to charges he tried to leave Minnesota and aid the self-proclaimed Islamic State. He says through his lawyer that the box cutter is not his.