4. Extremism: The holding of extreme political or religious views.
Can you think of any examples past and present?
Radicalisation: Is a process by which an individual or group comes to
adopt increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and
aspirations that reject or undermine the peace or ideas around freedom
of choice.
Do you know of any examples of people who have become
radicalised?
6. Using the definition you’ve just seen, decide which, if any of the following images are showing
extremism.
Which of these images do you find the most worrying and why?
7. Do you hold any extreme views? What about the sports teams you
support? Do you see any extreme people there? Are football hooligans
radicalised to not like another team?
Why do many people only think of ISIS when you hear the word
terrorism? Can Christians be extremists?
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10. Where do we find examples of propaganda which might lead to extremism today?
11. Where do we find examples of propaganda which might lead to extremism today?
The video was fake. It was
actually showing Pakistani
Muslims celebrating the
2009 cricket win.
However the right wing
extremists didn’t share this
information
Where do we find examples of propaganda which might lead to extremism today?
After the Paris attacks in
November 2015 right
wing extremists shared
this video online. It
shows “Muslims
celebrating the
bombings”.
12. When extremism becomes
‘violent extremism’
Neo-Nazi Zack Davies was given a
life sentence for attempting to
behead a Tesco shopper in
revenge for the Lee Rigby murder
Who is this man?
13. When extremism becomes ‘violent
extremism’
Anders Brevik killed 77 people on 22
July 2011 at a Labour Party camp in
Norway. He has previously said the
mass murder was "necessary" to rid
Norway and Europe of Muslims and
multiculturalism and refused to plead
guilty.
Holding extremist views or
beliefs is not a crime but using
violence to justify them is!!
This is violent EXTREMISM.
Who is this man?
14. What is the best way of fighting extremism?
There’s no right or wrong answer to this question. But be prepared
to explain what you thought.
• Better education about these issues/groups
• Talking about any concerns with a teacher or somebody at home
15. The English Disco Lovers (EDL) are a
pro-disco, anti-racism group. They
aim to spoof the slogans and
emblems of The English Defence
League. They now have more likes
than the English Defence League.
Is this better than responding with anger?
16. Finally….
All of us have a moral DUTY to tell a person in authority such as a
teacher or police officer if we come across anything relating to
extremism or radicalisation.
If you would like to speak to somebody about this topic or seek
support, come and see us and we will help.
Editor's Notes
Expect some of the words to be negative
Usually these are less negative than the words used to describe St George's Cross. Ask why they think this is, if indeed they are.
The discussion here should focus on which images the students find the most concerning. E.g. are the photo’s of the American girl with the Bible and gun as worrying as the photo of the Muslim woman with a gun and Qur’an? If not why not?
The final image is of a Fathers for Justice campaigner who scaled Buckingham palace. A good point of discussion here is whether this counts as extremism too or does the fact he’s dressed up as s superhero make it less intimidating?
This is Jordan Horner. A convert to Islam who is often in the press and regularly in jail for his extremist views and actions.
Explanatory Notes:
A small minority of Sharia law activists were seen in 2011 distributing ‘Shariah Controlled Zone’ leaflets throughout Waltham Forest advocating the that alcohol, drugs, pornography, music and concerts are all forbidden under Sharia. General secretary of Waltham Forest mosque, has stated clearly: ‘We condemn these kinds of views, and if they come to the mosque preaching this kind of thing, they would be thrown out.’ Jordan Horner pictured here is a white Muslim convert who vowed to bring Sharia law to the UK. Following this incident he has was jailed for six weeks for beating up a photographer. Jordan Horner, who changed his name to Jamal Uddin, also caused £3,000 worth of damage in a related incident.
The magazine front cover is for a group of animal rights activists
It’s not illegal to hold extremist views though inciting racial or religious hatred is
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/paris-attacks-video-showing-london-muslims-celebrating-terror-attacks-is-fake-a6737296.html
Extremis views could be considered dangerous because they can lead to violent extremism. See examples on the next two slides
But extremism can be violent even if holding extreme thoughts or beliefs is not a crime; using violence to justify them is.
Emphasise the distinction between extremism and violent extremism. Ask if anyone knows you this man is?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-34218184
You can use this slide and the next, or the hidden slide. Use as many as you like.
But extremism can be violent even if holding extreme thoughts or beliefs is not a crime; using violence to justify them is.
Emphasise the distinction between extremism and violent extremism. Ask if anyone knows you this man is?
He has previously said the mass murder was "necessary" to rid Norway and Europe of Muslims and multiculturalism and refused to plead guilty.
And although far-right political parties have disassociated themselves from Brevik's actions, many radical groups share some of his nationalist, anti-Islamic rhetoric. Police found that Brevik had a large social network which shared his ideology.
For the last point see the next slide. English Disco Lovers were set up to get more hits onlone when searching for EDL than The Engliah Defence League
Another spoof groups are Britain Furst (they it spelt wrong as they have an ongoing joke about Britain First posts have spelling and grammatical errors.
Do counter-demonstrations and mockery of extremist views work to help get rid of their legitimacy?
http://www.edl.me/
http://we-make-money-not-art.com/english_disco_lovers/
To challenge the English Defence League , the ‘English Disco Lovers’ use humour and democratic processes to undermine the messages using the three letter-acroynm and "putting it to better use.“ The stand for equality and multiculralism and have seen some recent success in reclaiming the EDL acronym recently over taking the English Defence League when searching for ‘EDL’ in search engine results (Google now ranks 'English Disco Lovers' above EDL)
VIDEO: English Disco Lovers' dance video against EDL goes viral Footage of the English Disco Lovers’ (EDL) dance against the English Defence League (EDL) rally in Cambridge has gone viral. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbRUoqKd4Mk
