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Radicalization of Muslims in Europe
Sun 02 Feb
|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Time & Location
02 Feb 2020, 14:00 – 17:00
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Room: A133, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
About the event
What is radicalization? What are the reasons and symptoms of radicalization? There are many diverging views and interpretations. Muslims from one country are more prone to radicalization than the other. Could it be that the people asserting their identities are often considered “radicalized”? Has the religion been (mis)used to serve vested interests of the ruling class
Aren’t Donald Trump, Geert Wilders, Matteo Salvini, Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orban, Jair Bolsonaro etc. radicalized?
This dialogue will help us to separate the myths from realities, and understand the reasons for emergence of radicalization - its past, present and the future challenges, in particular among young Muslims living in Europe, who are born and raised in secular societies.
About the Speaker:
Ishtiaq Ahmed is a Swedish political scientist and author of Pakistani descent. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Government College…