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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome secretary of state john kerry. [applause] am pleased to share with you and i think all of you know this anyway, that the threat posed by violent extremism has been a top priority for president obama from the day that he became commanderinchief. A very few months after he took office he spoke to the university in cairo and stated clearly that on his watch, the United States would relentlessly confront violent extremist pose a grave threat to our security becau...

We are not at war with islam. We are pat war with people who perverted islam. They propagate the notion that america and the west generally is at war with islam. Thats how they recruit and try to radicalize young people. We must never accept the premise that they put forward. Because it is a lie. Nor should we grant these terrorists the religious legitimacy they seek. They are not ridge leaders they are not religious leaders they are terrorists. Martha what do we expect to hear today from the pr...

Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. Happening now in the newsroom, a live look at the final day on the white house meeting on extremism. A source of controversy . The one phrase you wont hear the president say, islamic extremism. More on that in just a minute. Last hour secretary of state john kerry weighed in saying the 60 countries assembled here cannot ignore that the root of terrorism is in the recent surge in recruiting. You have to do everything. You have to take the...

Against islam. Speaking on the final day of the white houses terrorism summit. The white house is also reaching out to muslims around the world. Announcing a Virtual Exchange program now named for the late ambassador Chris Stevens who was killed in the benghazi terror attacks. Ed henry, live from the white house today. So ed did the president bring more urgency now to defeating isis . Reporter no the critics say this is another ivory tower sort of speech, going through academically and explainin...

War with islam. The terrorist doss not speak for over a billion muslims to reject their hateful ytology. They no more represent islam than any madman that represents god or hinz u ismduism, no religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism. But some say the president is missing a point. Republican senator ted cruz and democratic congresswoman among those arguing you cannot separate isis and its islamic ideology. The New York Post put it more simply with ...

Even before the pandemic curbed global travel, not all students had an opportunity to participate in a study abroad program. To give more Elgin Community College students a chance to experience an international education, the Global/International Studies Taskforce developed the Virtual Exchange Program.

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Grantees will bring together thousands of young people from the United States and the Middle East and North Africa for an exciting opportunity to engage with global peers through virtual exchange. New York , April 7, 2021 –– Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of Game Exchange, implemented by Games for Change. Games for Change is on...

New York Academy of Sciences Receives Stevens Initiative Funding for Program to Virtually Connect Young People Around the World Newswise — New York, NY, April 7, 2021 –– Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of the New York Academy of Science’s Junior Academy program. The New York Academy of Sciences is one of 19 grantees named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee. “People-to-people exchanges are critical to advancing global peace and understanding,” said Matthew Lussen...