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Background Hedayah is the premier international organization dedicated to using its expertise and experiences to counter violent extremism (CVE) in all of its forms and manifestations globally. Established in 2012, Hedayah was created in response to the growing desire from members of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF) and the wider international community for the establishment of an independent, neutral and multilateral center devoted to dialogue, communications, capacity building progra...

The Lowy Institute recently conducted a survey of the terrorism and extremism research community regarding research on the role of technology in violent extremism and the state of the research community’s engagement with the technology sector. The survey will form the basis of a more in depth GNET Report that will discuss the survey findings to be published later in the year. One of the questions that was asked of the researchers, but not profiled in the forthcoming report, was “In the cour...

Share on Twitter A Canadian civil rights group has called on Australia to follow their country’s example and designate far-right extremist groups as terrorist entities. Canada last week became the first country to proscribe the Proud Boys on its terror list. It also proscribed neo-Nazi groups the Atomwaffen Division and The Base, along with several affiliates of IS and al-Qaeda. Bernie Farber, the chair of the Canadian Anti Hate Network, said Canada had provided “a real service�...

The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an "army no police agency can match". Security agencies including the FBI are closely monitoring chatter on niche conservative-friendly sites including Parler as the clock runs out on President Donald Trumps final days in office and his fanatical supporters ramp up the threatening rhetoric. In one post on the since-deplatformed Parler - a site where extremists expressed themselves withou...

The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an “army no police can match”.

The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an “army no police can match”.

December 28, 2020 Fellows participating in the Fall 2020 Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program during a seminar on preparing effective cover letters, given by program alumnus Amasia Zargarian. Also offering insights during the seminar were CGP Advisory Committee chair Maria Martirosyan, CGPAC members Tadeh Issakhanian and Areni Margossian, and ANCA Programs Director Sipan Ohannesian. Signature ANCA Career Development Program Gears Up for Winter and Spring 2021 Sessions WASHINGTON—Recen...

Funeral plans announced for fallen Officer Jason Shuping The 25-year-old was shot and killed in the line of duty, responding to a carjacking. The service will be held at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center on Dec. 22. Author: Kiara Jacobs (WCNC), WCNC Staff Published: 12:22 PM EST December 19, 2020 Updated: 6:06 PM EST December 21, 2020 CONCORD, N.C. — Funeral arrangements for fallen Officer Jason Shuping have been set. Shupings funeral service...

Daughter who came down from wellington and was here visiting when this city was attacked. now to get a bit more of a sense of kind of the impact this might have or more of an international sense to this, im now going to speak with a guest on the line from australia. this is levi west, the director of terrorism studies at charles stewart university. so levi, one key question that comes to mind is what i just asked the joneses here, about the threat of white nationalist terrorism. in your opinion,...

Psychopath. and so obviously new zealand cant change their spirit, but i understand the temptation this morning. anna, thank you very much for all of that reporting. joining us now is our clarissa ward, cnn chief international correspondent, levi west, director of terrorism studies, and arhana. i want to start with a crime against civilization, but this it is specifically targeted at muslims. i just dont know how muslims are supposed to absorb that this morning. what are the conversations that t...