Protecting Public Spaces and Critical Infrastructure from Terror Attacks | Citizen Support
The 21st of September 2022 marked the ninth anniversary of the Westgate Mall siege. The events of that day marked one of the most painful...
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Kenya at the United Nations General Assembly | Citizen Support
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has been underway from 13th September, 2022 and will conclude on the 26th...
The Journey Toward the Adoption of UN Resolution on Financing for Peace Building | Citizen Support
The 8th of September, 2022 saw the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopt by consensus the resolution on financing peacebuilding,...
‘Wash Wash’ and Terror Financing | Citizen Support
'Wash Wash' is a term used in Kenya to denote the various types of money laundering businesses that exist mainly in the three major...
Reflections on Islamic Teachings on Coexistence Between Muslims and Non-Muslims | Citizen Support
Love, compassion, and mercy are crosscutting core values of Islam which are shared by most other faiths including, Judaism, Christianity,...
Conspiracy Theories and Radicalization | Citizen Support
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by fear, multiple deaths, panic and many conspiracy theories about the origin and...
Facts Before Scoop | Citizen Support
Social media takeover has completely changed the game of news cycles and almost relegated mainstream mass media channels to the back of...
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...
Rethinking the Role of Women in Counter Violent Extremism | Citizen Support
The role of women in violent extremism is largely misunderstood, often it is watered down to traditional gender roles with most people...
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....