Presentation slides for my workshop on Counter Narratives for the OSCE in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

1. CVE, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND THE MEDIA
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2. THE INTERNET

4. – J.M. Berger, Counterterrorism Expert, ISIS: The State of Terror co-author
“[…] millions of people are fleeing ISIS territories, while mere
thousands have traveled to join the group. […] the Islamic State’s
ideological sympathisers make up less than 1 percent of the
world’s population, even using the most hysterically alarmist
estimates, and […] active, voluntary participants in its caliphate
project certainly make up less than a tenth of a percent.”
SUPPORT FOR ISIS?

5. – Richard Barrett, United Nations Counterterrorism Taskforce (CTITF) Co-founder
“The use of social media among young people going to join rebel
groups in Syria and Iraq has exploded. It is their main source of
information and communication.
The consequences for society of so many people being exposed
to the violence and brutality of war and to radical extremist groups
at the forefront of the fighting are unpredictable, but unlikely to
be positive.”
FOREIGN FIGHTERS

6. – Humera Khan, Executive Director, Muflehun
“Countering violent extremism (CVE) is the use of non-coercive
means, to dissuade individuals or groups from mobilising towards
violence, and to mitigate recruitment, support or engagement
in ideologically motivated or justified terrorism, by non-state
actors, in furtherance of political objectives.”
WHAT IS CVE?

8. – Quantum Communications, Interviews with 49 current and former members of
extremist groups in Iraq and Syria
WHY IRAQ AND SYRIA?

9. – Submission to the Pankisi Times
“The religion of Pankisi is Islam. Muslims go to do Jihad. Nowadays,
Jihad is in Syria.Teenagers from Pankisi go to Syria to do Jihad.
They think that it is the right way. A lot of teenagers died in Syria
for Allah.They think that when they die in Jihad they will go to
heaven.They fight against Assad soldiers.”
GEORGIA

12. – Developing Effective Counter Narratives in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE),
Hedayah Centre, September 2014
“Attractive alternative narratives can contribute to the
prevention of radicalisation and recruitment if they are
delivered to the target audience by trusted sources. […]
community leaders that are informed of potential radicalisation and
recruitment to violent extremism in their own communities are
better partners in efforts to counter violent extremism in
those communities.”
ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES

13. – Resolution 2178, United Nations Security Council
“[…] the United Nations […] Encourages Member States to engage
relevant local communities and non-governmental actors in
developing strategies to counter the violent extremist narrative
that can incite terrorist acts, address the conditions conducive to
the spread of violent extremism, […], including by empowering
youth, families, women, religious, cultural and education
leaders, and […] civil society […].”
RESOLUTION 2178

14. – Humera Khan, Executive Director, Muflehun
“Social media and online tools are crucial for our work. Our
audience are young people and the online space is part of their
life. For many youth, online and offline are seamlessly
integrated and we need to communicate with them through
all channels.”
SOCIAL MEDIA AND CVE

15. There are no more credible
messengers than those who have
been touched personally by violent
extremism.
Rachel Briggs OBE
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Social media is crucial for our work. […]
For many youth, online and offline are
seamlessly integrated and we need to
communicate with them through all
channels.
Humera Khan, Muflehun

17. – Rachel Briggs OBE, (formerly) Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
“There are no more credible messengers than those who have
been touched personally by violent extremism.”
MESSENGERS

18. PLAY VIDEO: ASHRAF AL KHALED

20. INTERVIEW BY RFE/RL WITH MOTHER OF GEORGIAN ISIL FIGHTER

21. USHAHIDI CRISIS.NET

22. SMS AND TWITTER
CRISIS MAPPING
PHOTOGRAPHY
VIDEO
AUDIO
LIVE STREAMING
MOBILE REPORTING

23. • measures to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism;
• measures to prevent and combat terrorism;
• measures to build states’ capacity to prevent and combat terrorism […];
• measures to ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law
as the fundamental basis for the fight against terrorism.
UN CTITF FOUR PILLARS
– United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)

24. – J.M. Berger, Counterterrorism Expert, ISIS: The State of Terror co-author
“Would it have been better to act earlier? Sure, but it's not like
this issue is going away any time soon. Or ever.”
A FINAL WORD

25. DISCUSSION
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