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Video: What causes extremism?
21 April 2017
Understanding its drivers can stem its rise
Extremism has no single race, religion, gender or age. So what drives someone to commit acts of extreme violence? Counter-radicalisation expert Hussain Nadim explains.
Counter-radicalisation researcher Hussain Nadim examines the road to extremism and identifies three drivers: ideology, economics, and politics. At the core of extremist ideology is an ‘Us versus Them’ narrative, he explains.