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What Factors Cause Youth to Reject Violent Extremism?: Results of an Exploratory Analysis in the West Bank Year of publication: 2015 Author: Kim Cragin | Melissa A. Bradley | Eric Robinson | Paul S. Steinberg Corporate author: RAND Corporation Continued terrorist attacks and the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq have prompted a surge of interest among policymakers, law enforcement, journalists, and academics on both sides of the Atlantic on the topic of terrorist radicalization. Many of the factors that push or pull individuals toward radicalization are in dispute within the expert community. Instead of examining the factors that lead to radicalization and the commission of terrorist acts, this report takes a new approach. What Factors Cause Youth to Reject Violent Extremism? Results of an Exploratory Analysis in the West Bank empirically addresses the topic of why youth reject violent extremism. To do this, the authors focus on the Palestinian West Bank. The report begins with a theoretical model and then tests this model with data gathered through structured interviews and a survey. For this study, ten semistructured interviews were conducted with politicians from Hamas and Fatah in 2012. Along with these interviews, the authors conducted a survey among 600 youth (ages 18–30) who lived in Hebron, Jenin, and Ramallah.The overarching findings from this effort demonstrate that (1) rejecting violent extremism, for residents of the West Bank, is a process with multiple stages and choices within each stage; (2) family plays a greater role than friends in shaping attitudes toward nonviolence; (3) demographics do not have a significant impact on attitudes toward nonviolence; and (4) opposing violence in theory is distinct from choosing not to engage in violence. 
The Causes of the Phenomenon of Extremism Among University Students and Methods of Reducing it from Their Point of View (A Field Study) Year of publication: 2016 Author: Ramadan Abdel-Hamid Mohamed El-Tantawi | Mahmoud Abdel-Hamid Hussein Kamal | El-Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Meguid Abdel-Aal | Osama Mahmoud Zidan | Moataz El-Morsi El-Nagari | Mohamed Ramadan Abdel-Hamid El-Tantawi Corporate author: Damietta University The study seeks to identify the reasons that lead to the spread of the phenomenon of extremism. And also discuss the most feasible and appropriate methods in curbing the phenomenon of extremism. The paper ends with recommendations and solutions to reduce this phenomenon. 
State Program on Countering Religious Extremism and Terrorism in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2018 - 2022 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan The document contains the main provisions of the State program on countering religious extremism and terrorism in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2018 - 2022.The geopolitical changes taking place in the world initiate a new spectrum of challenges and risks in the field of national security, which is becoming more diverse and emanating from a greater number of sources of danger. This determines the complexity and relevance of the tasks within the framework of a systematic prevention of threats of religious extremism and terrorism.Under these conditions, the current national system of combating religious extremism and terrorism needs to be further improved in the context of creating a mechanism for reliable protection of individuals, society and the state from extremist manifestations of a violent nature and threats of terrorism. 
The Program of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Countering Extremism and Terrorism for 2017-2022 Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Government of the Kyrgyz Republic The document contains the main provisions of the program of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on countering extremism and terrorism for 2017-2022.The program provides a set of measures to ensure effective countering the threats of extremism and terrorism, rigorous observance of human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and others constitutional principles of the Kyrgyz Republic. Purpose of this program is changing the current situation in the field countering extremism and preventing terrorism.Successful implementation of the program depends on coherence government bodies, organizations and institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic to counter extremism and terrorism. 
Social Media to P/CVE: Toolkit for Practitioners Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Search for Common Ground This Toolkit has been created on the basis of the key findings obtained in the framework of the Search for Common Ground (Search) “Social Media for De-Radicalization in Kyrgyzstan: A Model for Central Asia’s” pilot project funded by the Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State. The project is based on two parts: a participatory approach, focused on UN Resolution 2250, and a professional approach aimed at creating and conducting social media campaigns in Kyrgyzstan.Extremist and terrorist groups use the Internet to radicalize and recruit young people through social media and instant messaging applications. Therefore, it is important to create new methods to combat online extremist propaganda, focusing not only on measures such as blocking and filtering content, or counter-narratives which are very popular and come naturally in response to radicalization and violent extremism, but also offering a positive alternative to extremist propaganda, while challenging their ideology and messages. 
Religion and Belief Issues in the Countries of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan) and Russia in the Media; April 2016 - April 2017 Year of publication: 2017 Author: Evgeny Zavyalov Corporate author: Open Position (Kyrgyzstan) This publication is a review of news on religion and belief issues that appeared in the media from April 2016 to April 2017, in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan) and Russia. The materials included in the publication were distributed monthly on a newsletter including members of religious communities and experts working on issues of religion and belief. 
Education, Identity and Rising Extremism: From Preventing Violent Extremism to Promoting Peace, Resilience, Equal Rights and Pluralism (PREP) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Sanam Anderlini Corporate author: International Civil Society Action Network In November 2016, during ICAN’s fifth annual Women, Peace and Security forum, members of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) and other women-led organizations in over 30 countries analyzed the role of formal and informal education in contributing to enabling conditions and mitigating extremist violence. They also highlighted their own practical experiences and lessons learnt in providing education to prevent violent extremism by fostering peace, resilience, equal rights and pluralism (PREP) in formal and informal spaces, including through the teachings of alternative religious narratives. Their experiences, combined with desk research on the state of current policy and practice, and the first multi-stakeholder Global Solutions Exchange (GSX) meeting on the nexus of education, gender and extremism held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in March 2017, inform the findings of this report. 
Intolerance and Its Relationship to Extremism and Violence Year of publication: 2017 Author: Jad Al-Karim Al-Jabaei | Aladdin Zaatari | Karim Abu Halawa Corporate author: Damascus Center for Research and Studies This document is a set of research papers discussing intolerance and its relationship to extremism and violence. In this production, the researchers tried to shed light on one of the issues facing societies, which is intolerance. 
Religious Fanaticism: From Extremism to Pluralism Year of publication: 2017 Author: Pitsa Stefano Corporate author: Al-Machriq Digital Mgazine This article discusses the concept of intolerance in a modern way. The author tries to present to the reader the concept of intolerance through a comparison between pluralism and extremism. 
Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport: Technical Guide; Criminal Justice Handbook Series Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UN. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) The Technical Guide on Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport, developed in consultation with international experts, recognizes the importance of promoting the well-being of children and youth. It applies an approach that encourages prosocial behaviour and good safeguarding and welfare practices, with particular emphasis on educational and social development measures in line with the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Crime.The guide, addressed mainly to policy makers and implementing organizations, has been carefully designed to support effective integration of sport-based learning in primary prevention frameworks. By adopting a five-zone approach to prevent violent extremism namely safe space, empowerment, resilience, social inclusion and education, it supports informed policy development and a Theory of Change that can shape curriculum design and content. To further support global efforts in preventing violent extremism, UNODC is also developing an e-learning module and a practical tool for trainers that will be published soon and will complement this technical guide.