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Counter-violent extremism
America has limited role to play in FATA: Joshua T. White
“The US leads the global war against terrorism, however, it has very limited role to play in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The US should not or cannot deploy its forces in FATA, and such deployment is itself a bad…
Radicalization in Pakistan: Journalists see media’s reconciliatory role as desirable
Radicalization has become too a complex phenomenon in Pakistan to be tackled by media alone. Media should, however, play the role of a mediator between government and the people. Becoming a motivational force for peace, Pakistani media…
Groups and movements become radical in a ‘comparative perspective’: Dr. Muhammad Islam
“Radicalization is a group phenomenon where views and actions become violent in a ‘comparative perspective’. Radicalization is generally described as a situation in which groups or society resort to use of violent tactics. But this will be…
Terrorism is a product of strategic choices and psychological forces: Prof. Adam Dolnik
There is something more than mere psychological forces which motivates people to become terrorists. Terrorism is a strategic choice opted by the terrorists to correct their perceived sense of the deprivations, grievances and injustices.…
West looks at radicalization of Pakistani youth from a religious lens: Dr. Riffat
“The west has tried to look at the issue of motivation of the radicalization of youth in Pakistan from a religious lens. We need to go away from this and look at non-religious factors, which may be contributing as a motivating force,”…
Radicalization is a secular phenomenon, not religious one: Dr. Tariq Rahman
Radicalism is not necessarily a religious phenomenon. It can happen in any ideological or secular leaning. It is secular. In fact, when Israel was created there was a group which was doing the same thing, i.e. creating terrorism, placing…
“Radicalization is undermining tolerance, co-existence and pluralism in society”
“The radical groups and radicalization are undermining the norms and values of tolerance, co-existence, peace and pluralism in Pakistani society.” Hussain Naqi, National Coordinator for HRCP Core Groups, said this while giving his expert…
Media glorification is empowering the radicals
The way Pakistani media has glorified the radicals and militants has not only emboldened the radical groups and organizations but has also caused an increase in the trend and level of radicalization in Pakistani society. The media must not…
PIPS launches awareness campaign on radicalization in Pakistan
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a full-day media workshop on Radicalization in Pakistan at Peshawar on August 21, 2008. A large number of senior journalists and media-persons were present at the occasion. Editors,…
Proper implementation of counter-terrorism laws urged
“Countering terrorism in Pakistan is a generational task because the masses and the rulers, both, have to be educated,” said Shabana Fayyaz, Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, in…