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Understanding Jihad: What it is and What it is Not | Citizen Support

‘Jihad’ is a value-laden term that has often been misconstrued both by the media and violent extremists alike around the globe. The term...

Embracing Humor in CVE | Citizen Support

Laughter is one of the best things about life and as Robert Frost once said “if we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane” and I couldn’t...

Closure of Refugee Camps and Radicalisation | Citizen Support

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, defines a refugee as someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country...

Understanding Socio-Economic Drivers to Radicalization | Citizen Support

The National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism, NSCVE, outlines adverse socio-economic conditions as one of the drivers to...

From Well-Educated Students to Radicalized Extremists: Here’s What We Can Do | Citizen Support

Terrorism has grown despite efforts from the government to deter it. This growth has been fueled in part by the terrorists increased...

Demystifying Disengagement | Citizen Support

In the spirit of staying vigilant in the prevention of counter violent extremism, PCVE, best practice around the world has shown that it...

To Share Or Not To Share | Citizen Support

“A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth puts on its shoes”. This famous sentiment by Mark Twain many years ago has...

Cultivating Religious Literacy | Citizen Support

Violent extremism and radicalization have always been associated and correlated to religion in one way or the other depending on the...

The Folly of 'Othering' | Citizen Support

It is roughly five months and some change to the general elections and in true Kenyan political fashion, the prevailing rhetoric is...

We Need to Tolerate Tolerance | Citizen Support

Religious tolerance is accepting and appreciating spiritual beliefs, values, perspectives, and practices that differ from your own....

Leveraging Sports In Countering Violent Extremism | Citizen Support

The vagaries of youth make for a very tumultuous experience in the lives of young adults world over. But add in layers of poverty, lack...

We Cannot Be Too Vigilant | Citizen Support

In the wake of the recent suspected Al Shabaab attacks that killed six civilians in Lamu and left fifteen suspected Al Shabaab operatives...

3 Years On: Kenya Marks the 14 Riverside Complex Anniversary | Citizen Support

Anyone visiting Nairobi for the first time taking a walk down 14 Riverside Drive Complex at the Dusit D2 hotel, seeing people heading to...

Evaluating the Role of Families in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism | Citizen Support

Radicalization into violent extremism and terrorism remain an increasingly high threat to global security as well as social cohesion....

Home Is Where Our Story Begins | Citizen Support

Little did the 24-year-old, know that by November Tigray would be a war zone leaving her friends and other relatives in Melbourne thinking..

Be S.M.A.R.T. to be Safe Online | Citizen Support

Warunge in Kiambu killing almost all his family members was propelled by him watching the movie series ‘Killing Eve,’

War Is Expensive, Peace Is Priceless | Citizen Support

Stories of losing our loved ones to a people ascribing to the same God due to clan-based wrangles revive sad memories in our spirits.

When The Brain Is Washed | Citizen Support

The fact that many young people spend much of their time on social media, makes them prone to being recruited by watching violent content

Leading The Youth In Countering Extremism | Citizen Support Mechanism

As we continue in efforts to counter extremism and radicalization among the youth, it is important to have the youth involved.

Remembering 14 Riverside | Citizen Support Mechanism

Kenyans have demonstrated a spirit of resilience and determination by remaining strong and unbowed to terror plots.