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We all remember when the Taliban blew up two huge Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan back in March 2001. These religious objects, almost 1500 years old, were reduced to rubble when the extremists gleefully dynamited them and bragged about their act of demolition. At the time, their crime made headlines around the world and was, […]
One of the paradoxes of modern Islamist extremism (including AQ (or IS) inspired terrorists) is that while it is impossible to predict who buys into the violent narrative offered by terrorist groups and engages in extremism, those that end up doing so all look and sound more or less the same when you look at them. We […]
The Southern Poverty Law Centre is an oddly named institution that gives little indication of what it does. No, it is not some legal aid agency for poor people. It is one of the most influential and comprehensive bodies that looks at hate and extremism in our southern neighbour, the US. The SPLC looks at […]
I just realised that the title of this blog is a little ambiguous. For the purposes of this entry I don’t mean using legislation to deal with the effects of radicalisation (passport seizure, peace bonds, arrests, etc.). No, here I mean using law enforcement personnel to help stop radicalisation before it starts. We know […]
Most Canadians have heard of the “Toronto 18”, a group of homegrown extremists who were arrested in the summer of 2006 before they could detonate truck bombs, an act that could have killed and maimed thousands. At the time, and probably to this day for that matter, it was the largest and most complicated terrorism […]
Whenever a terrorist attack happens we collectively strive both to understand it and to look over what we may have missed. We do so in order to figure out how we can better identify the signs of violent radicalisation and perhaps act before terrorist events occur. I have long argued that the signs of violent […]
All too often the word terrorism is associated with a Muslim, or a group of Muslims, or even a whole organisation of Muslims, who carry out acts of despicable violence against civilians. Paris. Nigeria. Sinai. Pakistan. Somalia. Beirut. The list goes on and on. It is important to note that there are a great many […]
I have gone on record several times to state that Islamic State (IS) does not pose an existential threat to anybody. It can certainly cause havoc and mayhem and destruction but there is no way that this motley crew of extremists is ever going to threaten the world. Yes, it has a state – sort […]
Recognizing Al Qaeda-Inspired radicalization and terrorism in the West This textbook examines what drives Al Qaeda-inspired radicalization to violence, how to detect it, and how to confront it. The chapters discuss behaviors and ideologies that are observable and tangible in radicalized individuals or those on the path to violent radicalization. These behaviors are drawn from […]
As worthy and beneficial as religion can be, it is nevertheless true that religion has also been behind some of the worst forms of violence. We in the West tend to see religion as a nice thing to have although I think we are increasingly moving towards a post-religious society, at least in Canada. Whatever […]