I have been reading Demos’ recently published report, The Edge of Violence: a radical approach to extremism. The report focused on radicalism and terrorism in Muslim communities in Europe and Canada, and examined the relationship and difference between non-violent radicals and radicals who are terrorists.
The reports shows the difference between non-violent radicals (who, for example, might call for a Caliphate but don’t advocate a violent revolution) and radicals who become terrorists or support terrorism in the West. [Pickled Politics] Read more
Demos publish new report on 'The edge of violence: a radical approach to extremism' Demos publish a report today on the importance of understanding the distinct differences between radicalism and violent radicalization, and how policies on engaging Muslims should differentiate between legitimate radical thought and illegal violent radicalization to prevent unnecessarily obstructive interference in expressions of non-violent radical ideas. [ENGAGE] Read more
