Home, land, security : deradicalization and the journey back from extremism / Carla Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Power, Carla, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Case studies.

Terrorism.

Islamic fundamentalism--Case studies.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

337 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, : One World, [2021]

Summary:

"Nicola, Christianne, and Marie are mothers who discovered too late that their sons had been radicalized online and had flown from the West to join the tens of thousands of foreign ISIS fighters in Syria. Too often extremists are portrayed as having sprung from the earth as irredeemable killing machines, but these women underscore the deeper truth that no one is born a terrorist, and they have themselves become activists in preventing violent radicalism. Grasping at the Root explores innovative new counter-extremism programs around the world, including in the United States, Europe, Pakistan, and Indonesia. We meet an American judge who has staked his career on finding new ways to handle terror suspects, a Pakistani woman running a game-changing school for former child soldiers, a radicalized Somali American who learns through literature to see beyond his hate-filled beliefs, and a former neo-Nazi who now helps disarm jihadis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I CHILDREN WHO LEAVE, MOTHERS WHO WAIT

The Lost Boy

"You're The Mother Of A Terrorist"

The Godmother And Her Goddaughters

pt. II CHANGE MAKERS

Trust Exercises

By The Book

The "Terrorist Drop-Off Center"

On Meeting The Beheader

Loss Of Faith

Only God Knows The Human Heart

Great Games

The World's Best Deradicalization Program

pt. III A WIDER VIEW

American Blowback

Quantum Entanglement

How To Deradicalize Your Town.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Power, Carla, Home, land, security

ISBN:

9780525510574

0525510575

OCLC:

1237100925