Radical: If something is considered extremist or very different from anything that has come before it, call it radical. Radicalisation is defined as the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues. There are two other words we often associate with radicalism: Jihad: striving; ‘effort’ or ‘struggle’. […]
What is Radicalisation?
Terrorism
Terrorist groups use violence and threats of violence to publicise their causes as a means to achieve their goals. They often aim to influence or exert pressure on governments and government policies but reject democratic processes, or even democracy itself. Being an extremist is not against the law. Many persons are extremist about a […]
International terrorism
International terrorism from groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al Qaida present a threat from many others. They hold territory in places without functioning governments, making it easier for them to train recruits and plan complex, sophisticated attacks. Drawing on extreme interpretations of Islam to justify their […]
Domestic extremism
Domestic extremism mainly refers to individuals or groups that carry out criminal acts in pursuit of a larger agenda, such as “right-wing extremists”. They may seek to change legislation or influence domestic policy and try to achieve this outside of the normal democratic process. […]
Jihad
Jihad: a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam Generation Jihad is a reference to a group of people who are very often brainwashed with Al Qaeda propaganda, mostly through the internet. From the Glossary: Jihad = striving; ‘effort’ or ‘struggle’. Muslims distinguish between two forms of jihad: the inner jihad, referring […]
Extreme right
Extreme Right (The Far Right, The Radical Right, The Right Wing, Right Wing Extremism): The far right (or extreme right) is a political label used to identify parties and movements based on fascist, racist and/or extremelyreactionaryideologies. Officially those on the far right embrace the concept of the “inequality of outcome”, meaning that one group […]
Learn with us: Lesson 1
Learn more in Lesson 1: What is radicalisation? […]