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02 February 2017
A tolerant society has the duty to fight back against intolerance
This article by Swiss newspaper Kirchenbote gives an account of a discussion on the radicalisation of youth which took place in Basel, with the participation of EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour. In times where civil society is being destabilized and polarized, “we need schools that teach youth critical thinking and that allow for doubt and discussion”, Mansour said....
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26 January 2017
Italy is playing with fire
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour and Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Lorenzo Vidino are cited in this article by Süddeutsche Zeitung on Italy's citizenship policy....
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19 January 2017
Radicalisation help center: What Islamism experts think about it
This article in Swiss TagesWoche discusses a new task force in Basel, which has been installed with the aim of preventing radicalisation. EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour comments that contact points of this type should be embedded in a comprehensive societal strategy of dealing with extremist narratives and ideology....
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22 December 2016
Germany admits to its faults before the Belin attack
EFD President Roberta Bonazzi is mentioned by the French newspaper La Croix with regards to the dysfunctionalities present among law enforcement organisations in Europe....
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22 December 2016
Role of civil society deemed crucial in fight against radicalisation
EFD President Roberta Bonazzi is interviewed by the Parliament Magazine on the need to empower civil society in order to have a long-term strategy to prevent violent extremism....
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21 December 2016
The use of a truck can also be a sign of weakness
EFD Executive Director Alexander Ritzmann is interviewed by the Italian newspaper l'Avvenire....
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20 December 2016
Brussels shows support for Berlin
EFD Executive Director is mentioned by the German newspaper Deutsche Welle on the terrorist attack that recently occurred in Berlin....
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22 November 2016
Turkey and the EU: The end of the affair?
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek is mentioned by BBC News on the latest developments of the Turkey-Eu relations....
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19 November 2016
From Minnesota to Libya, Italy and Spain: the new jihadist hotbeds
The online version of the well-known Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera releases an article on EFD's latest publication: "Jihadist Hotbeds – Understanding Local Radicalisation Processes", edited by EFD Visiting Fellow Arturo Varvelli....
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16 November 2016
Part II: Could integration prevent radicalisation of Muslim youth?
Daily News Egypt mentions EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour on why youngsters slip into radicalisation. "Mansour calls for a social and political rethinking process of the phenomenon of radicalisation in order to prevent and combat ideological extremism. It is a process, in which everyone in society should take part."...
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09 November 2016
Tentative Europe reaches out to Trump’s America
"We don't know where America is going to go and what we've seen in the campaign is not inspiring," says EFD President and Founder Roberta Bonazzi in this interview with Deutsche Welle regarding the election of Donald Trump....
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31 October 2016
Could Integration Prevent Radicalisation of Muslim Youth?
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the Mashreq Politics & Culture Journal in an event report on the “Conference on the Muslim youth in Germany between integration, compartmentalisation and new ways”, organised by the Frankfurt Research Centre for Global Islam. Mansour called for a social and political rethinking process of the phenomenon of radicalisation, in order to prevent and combat ideological extremism....
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28 October 2016
A close look at the German Muslim associations
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the German Die Welt on the collaboration of the federal and state governments with Muslim associations. Closer examination is required to guarantee the compatibility of the associations’ understanding of religion with Germany’s liberal and democratic fundamental order, says Mansour. This requires a careful selection of those associations that can be considered as partners in prevention and...
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26 October 2016
Municipalities are preparing to receive IS terrorists with housing and grants
EFD Senior Fellow Magnus Norell is mentioned by the Swedish magazine Samtiden on the controversial decision some Swedish cities have taken to rehabilitate former Isis fighters and other extremists by providing them with housing, employment, education and financial support....
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22 September 2016
Analysts: Expect visa liberalisation for Turkey by early 2017
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek is mentioned by EurActive on the issue concerning visa liberalisation for Turkey....
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18 September 2016
Manhattan, the Jihadist propaganda is silent on the instant messaging app ‘Telegram’
EFD Executive Director Roberta Bonazzi is interviewed by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on the recent wave of violence that New York and Manhattan have witnessed....
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14 September 2016
Could Germany learn from Israel’s diversity?
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the American weekly newspaper The Jewish News Press....
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08 September 2016
Who thinks for himself won’t be radicalised
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour gave a keynote speech at an event hosted by the business association Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen e.V.,which aimed at suggesting ways of integrating refugees into German society....
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07 September 2016
Not being laughed at
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the German taz on his laudatory speech for this year’s recipient of the Moses-Mendelssohn-Prize, Jérôme Boateng....
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04 September 2016
UK courts should be able to issue Islamic divorces, sharia expert says
EFD Senior Fellow Elham Manea is mentioned by the British newspaper The Guardian on her efforts to ban Sharia courts in the UK....
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02 September 2016
George Washington University hires former al-Qaeda recruiter
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is mentioned by The News....
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01 September 2016
George Washington University hires a former al-Qaeda recruiter
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is interviewed by the Washington Post....
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01 September 2016
Islam Expert: The Central Council of Muslims in Germany is complicit in radicalisation
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by The Huffington Post on his holding the Muslim associations co-responsible for the radicalisation of Muslims in Germany....
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01 September 2016
Turkey’s Fight Against Kurds in Syria Possible Due to Deal With Russia
“Turkish jets were not even allowed in Syria after the downing of the Russian jet in 2015,” said EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek in an interview to the Epoch Times regarding Turkey's military operations in Syria....
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31 August 2016
“We’re not being clear on which values we want to convey”
Only if we engage in a dialogue about the values of our society will we be able to convey to immigrants what behaviour our society can tolerate, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour notes in this interview with Deutschlandfunk....
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31 August 2016
Former Al Qaeda extremist will join George Washington University’s program studying terrorism
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is interviewed by the Daily News....
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30 August 2016
Dr Bakary Sambe on the double citizenship debate – a debate made of policy strategies
During the preparations of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, which will be held in Mali next September, EFD Senior Fellow Bakary Sambe has described as regrettable and nonsense the controversy about the double citizenship of the candidates in Senegal’s presidential election....
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03 August 2016
Conference: evolving shades of jihadism – ISIS in Europe
At the conference 'ISIS in Europe' a panel of scholars and security experts tackled the interlinked issues of jihadi radicalization and terrorism in Europe from both a sociological and security perspective....
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02 August 2016
May needs to wake up to the reality of Sharia
While she was home secretary, Theresa May set up an independent inquiry into the operation of Islamic law in the UK as administered by Sharia courts or councils....
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01 August 2016
London conference calls for challenging organisations using Islam for their political goals
Dr Lorenzo Vidino, EFD Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University's Center for Cyber & Homeland Security, provided a telling example from Italy where government is putting sufficient resources into counter-extremism but that these a focussed on a hard approach to punish suspects...
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29 July 2016
Germany: Welcome wears thin
Experts fear Germans could fall into the Isis trap by turning against refugees. “If we overreact, we risk pushing Muslims into the arms of radical Islamist ideologies,” says Alexander Ritzmann....
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27 July 2016
Fresh concerns raised about Sharia Courts in Britain
EFD Senior Fellow Elham Manea was due to testify before the inquiry on July 27th 2016, but released a statement where she explains her reasons not to provide evidence, which has been reported by the The News Hub....
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25 July 2016
Mass killing of elephants: Will the EU go on turning a blind eye?
Every year, 30,000 elephants are killed for their tusks according to Fondation Franz Weber, a Swiss-based NGO campaigning against the ivory trade for over 40 years, writes Willy Fautre....
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21 July 2016
What the Failed Coup Means for Democracy in Turkey
EFD Senior Policy Advisor comments on the recent Turkey coup attempt: “We need to see whether they are all linked to this coup attempt in Turkey or Erdogan is using this as an opportunity indeed to crack down on all opposition figures within the state apparatus and different organizations"....
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19 July 2016
Norell: “Similar attacks have happened”
EFD Senior Fellow Magnus Norell comments on the events that occurred in Nice on 14 July 2016, where a 31-year old man steered a truck at full speed through the crowd during the French National Day celebrations....
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18 July 2016
EU accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over illegal #ivory trade
EFD Senior Counsellor is mentioned by EU Reporter on wildlife trafficking and illegal ivory trade....
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