How to use this Manual?
Who is susceptible to religious or ethnic radicalization? What is the average profile of people who are already radicalized: male; aged between 15 and 35; belonging to a particular religion; unemployed; uneducated; a person with criminal background; traumatized; from broken families? No. There is no profile of such a person. Everyone is susceptible to religious or ethnic radicalization and extremism.
Most of us may not take up violence to express our extreme positions. However, in our judgement, in our expressions, in our daily encounters, we might lack empathy to our neighbor, particularly those who are different from us: in race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and whatever. This attitude could breed into violent extremism and radicalization!
The sole aim of this training manual is to help the participants reflect […]