Partnership-Building with American Muslims to Counter Domestic Radicalization
Partnership-Building with American Muslims to Counter Domestic Radicalization
Recent disrupted terrorist plots involving U.S. citizens and legal residents in Washington, D.C., Portland, Oregon, and Baltimore, Maryland highlight domestic radicalization as a growing problem in need of a more effective approach. The CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program hosted a timely discussion on this issue. Program Director Rick "Ozzie" Nelson, co-author of a March 2010 report on "homegrown" extremism in the U.S., will introduce Program Senior Advisor Juan Zarate, who then hosted a discussion with:
- Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, President, World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE)
- Qamar ul-Huda, Senior Program Manager and Islamic Scholar, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
- Timothy Curry, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. Peter Neumann, Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence, King's College and Visiting Fellow, Center for Peace and Security Studies
The panel discussed the findings of a new WORDE report, "A Community Based Approach to Countering Radicalism," and its implications for policymakers in the White House and the 112th Congress. The study explores ways that policymakers and Muslim communities can address the evolving threat of homegrown radicalization, tackle the dangerous ideology underlying the movement, and engender greater trust between the government and Muslim communities.
