Borrowing the example of the three Adam brothers in the UK 2004, radicalisation needs to be examined further from an individual point. A case of three brothers who were exposed to the plight of Iraq and Iran Muslims. They were exposed to videos that came with the technical, tactical, and […]
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Radicalization: A menace to Society A Society is built on structures and belief systems i.e. the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. These are fundamentally political, religious, family, law, economy, or class. So what happens when these structures are radicalized? Well, […]
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“The world has become a village” is a phrase you can hear in almost every conversation regarding the advancements in technology, communication and information distribution. It is without question that the “world becoming smaller” has brought on a lot of unprecedented changes, some good some bad. It is without question […]
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With the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students have been forced to look for alternative means of studying and revising. Most students have opted for online learning through applications such as zoom. Extremists and recruiters are taking great advantage of the situation through Zoom Bombing. Zoom Bombing […]
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School violence is a public health problem and may take the form of bullying, shooting, brawls and a host of other physical abuses. They are increasingly seen as being on the front-lines of the battle to prevent violence and radicalization. School violence may be personality problems. Shyness, for instance, may […]
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Radicalisation is the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues which eventually lead to violent extremism/terrorism. It’s a modern day problem that is being spread and practised in plain sight. Many factors contribute to radicalisation, some of which are lack of identity […]
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A prominent Kenyan Muslim cleric has come out to challenge Al-Shabaab ideology and propaganda. Sheikh Mohamed Shibli, a respected Muslim Cleric of Somali origin, released a video dubbing the Somalia based militant group as hypocritical and insincere. The Muslim scholar rebutted Al-Shabaab’s propaganda on the Newzealand Mosque shootings in March […]
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There is increasing evidence that the number of young people from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds across Kenya and the world who are becoming members or supporters of various terrorist organizations is growing. This is why radicalization leading to violence is an area of increasing concern. In cases of radicalization, […]
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A majority of the ideas employed in countering radicalisation and terrorism in most cases are reactive. In that they are about what to do when the seeds of terrorism have already been planted, meaning there has been little effort of pushing strategies to reduce the chances of young people […]
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Brenton Terrant, a 28-year-old extremist who subscribed to an extreme group called “The reborn Knights of the Templar” targeted innocent Muslims performing Friday prayer in congregation, just like any other terrorist, he went for the soft target to maximize casualties. But this was a different kind of terrorism, unlike […]
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