How Muslim academics and activists can best de-construct the radical narrative

On 25 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to evaluated how Muslim academics and activists can best de-construct the radical narrative that is increasingly proving so attractive to young Muslims across the Western world. The objective was to explore the different US and EU experiences and best practices on the most effective ways to achieve this and consider if there is a need for new and/or different approaches to be considered. The guest speakers were Karima Bennoune, a professor of international law at the University of California-Davis School of Law and Elham Manea, an associate professor of Middle East studies at Zurich University.