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Members of Parents For Peace gathered in Washington recently for its annual summit. The group is made up of former extremists and their families.

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'We Were Blindsided': Families Of Extremists Form Group To Fight Hate

4:25pm December 12, 2019

by Hannah Allam

Members of the nonprofit Parents For Peace came to Washington to show the human toll of violent extremism. They want Americans to see hate as a public health crisis.

ISIS attacks abroad and a series of deadly right-wing attacks in the U.S. have fueled a demand for more information on extremist networks. Understanding them is the first step in fighting them. But there has been little discussion about potential harm to

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'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their Work

4:08pm September 20, 2019

by Hannah Allam

Day after day, researchers are immersed in the propaganda of ISIS and neo-Nazi factions. But there's almost no discussion of the mental toll of examining the world's most dangerous extremists.

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer checks his phone while waiting to speak with a television network on Aug. 18, 2017. These days Signer travels the country presenting his city's experience as a cautionary tale.

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Former Charlottesville Mayor Shares Painful Lessons From Fight Against Hate

8:33am August 12, 2019

by Hannah Allam

In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader's nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.

Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, stand at attention and salute a saffron-orange flag at a morning shakha, or drill session, in a park in suburban Mumbai, India.

The Powerful Group Shaping The Rise Of Hindu Nationalism In India

10:39am May 03, 2019

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and holds an outsize influence on national policy. Its goal: to redefine India according to the Hindu faith.

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Instagram has increasingly become a home for hate speech and extremist content, according to Taylor Lorenz, a reporter for The Atlantic.

Instagram Has A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism, 'Atlantic' Reporter Says

3:21am March 31, 2019

by Korva Coleman

While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.

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Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness accused of extremism, is escorted into a courtroom to hear his verdict in the town of Oryol on Feb. 6.

Opinion: Jehovah's Witnesses Cling To Faith Despite Arrests In Russia

1:15pm February 23, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Branded as "religious extremists," dozens of Witnesses were arrested in recent raids in Siberia.

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Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud is shown in a Columbus, Ohio, courtroom in 2015. He was arrested after traveling to Syria, then returning to Ohio, where he planned to carry out an attack. According to a new report, he's one of 12 Americans who went to join extre

Americans In ISIS: Some 300 Tried To Join, 12 Have Returned To U.S.

9:31pm February 05, 2018

by Greg Myre

Some have risen to senior positions, others died in the fighting and many remain unaccounted for, according to a report. Twelve returned, but none has carried out an attack on U.S. soil.

In his campaign, Trump criticized President Obama for his reluctance to use the words "radical Islamic extremism." The Trump administration may now want to refocus key programs on Muslim extremists.

Trump Reportedly Plans To Refocus Violent Extremism Initiative On Muslims

12:25am February 11, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The Trump administration reportedly wants to refocus an Obama administration program on exclusively Islamic extremism. Muslim leaders and some counterterrorism experts say such a change may be unwise.

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