The scholarship on radicalization to violence often treats born Muslims and converts interchangeably; far too little research is focused on understanding the factors and processes driving converts in particular. This is a problem given that there is overwhelming evidence demonstrating that Muslim converts are overrepresented among Western foreign fighters. Data…

The development of a counterterrorism enterprise after Sept. 11, 2001, has seen over the course of nearly 20 years both tactical successes and strategic obstacles. Matthew Levitt frames this overview of counterterrorism policy by observing that the current focus on Great Power and near power competition as US national security…

This country report, written by Dr. William Allchorn, is one of the outputs of the CARR-Hedayah Radical Right Counter Narratives Project, a year-long project under the STRIVE Global Program at Hedayah funded by the European Union and implemented by the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR). The overall…

This country report, written by Dr. William Allchorn, is one of the outputs of the CARR-Hedayah Radical Right Counter Narratives Project, a year-long project under the STRIVE Global Program at Hedayah funded by the European Union and implemented by the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR). The overall…

This paper explores the administration of the Islamic State’s department of education and the system of meaning set up by the group under its governance. The research systematically analyzes a collection of education-related “ISIS Files” documents using critical discourse analysis to identify common narratives, values, and themes, particularly those aimed…

This blog post, following the publication of Hedayah’s report “Tackling Hate in the Homeland: US Radical Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives at a Time of Renewed Threat” by Dr. William Allchorn, address how, over the past few years, North America, particularly the US, has become a focal point for practitioners and…

Counterterrorism will feature prominently on the United Nations’ agenda this year, as it increasingly has for much of the past two decades since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The organization will be marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373, and the 15th anniversary of the…

Counterterrorism will feature prominently on the United Nations’ agenda this year, as it increasingly has for much of the past two decades since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The organization will be marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373, and the 15th anniversary of the…

The present study aims to identify contextual and psychological factors of proneness to radicalization and violent extremism (RVE) operationalized through the Militant Extremist Mindset scale (MEM) consisting of three distinct aspects: Proviolence (PV), Vile World beliefs (VW), and trust in Divine Power (DP). A community sample of 271 high school…

This needs assessment survey was conducted within the framework of the project “Prevention of and Responding to Radicalizing Narratives in Georgia” implemented by the MDF with the assistance from Hedayah International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism. The aim of the survey was to identify problems in reporting and…

This needs assessment survey was conducted within the framework of the project “Prevention of and Responding to Radicalizing Narratives in Georgia” implemented by the MDF with the assistance from Hedayah International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism. The aim of the survey was to identify problems in reporting and…

Over the last five years, preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) has become a priority issue in Albania addressed by a wide range of stakeholders. This report concludes that these actors acknowledge the importance of focusing on the role of women in P/CVE. However, there is still a lack of…