BBC

Nikita Malik discusses Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on countering extremism, and the statement that Britain’s Muslims may be “quietly condoning” extremism.

 

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Sky News

Nikita Malik discusses Britain’s youngest suicide bomber, youth, and countering radicalisation on Sky News.

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BBC World

Nikita discusses the latest BBC documentary on life under the Islamic State in Mosul. Key points of analysis centred on the use of propaganda versus reality, school curriculum, de-radicalisation narratives, and life for women in the Islamic State.

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Sky News

Nikita Malik, Researcher at Quilliam, talks to Sky News about why it is important to embrace the values of freedom of speech in a liberal democracy. Nikita Malik also argues that one of the most powerful tools to defeat the extremist ideology and narratives is through debate.

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FRANCE 24

Nikita Malik, Researcher at Quilliam, talks to FRANCE 24 about what the government and civil society can do in order to prevent radicalisation.

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CNN

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Nikita Malik on CNN this afternoon talking about ISIS and how it lures women to participate in the war effort. It is important for us to provide more support to teachers and families to provide strong, female role models to young women and to develop effective counter-narratives to dispel the romantic notion attached to joining the IS and engaging in their “state-building” effort.

Sky News

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Nikita Malik, Researcher at Quilliam, talks to Sky News about the girls who choose to decide to join JIhadist groups such as ISIS. In the discussion, Nikita argues that it is important not to play “the blame game” but rather to focus on understanding what makes young girls join Jihadist groups and to work towards equipping civil society to help prevent future incidents.

ISIS art annihilation: CBC News

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ISIS art annihilation: Islamic militants are destroying some of the world’s ancient treasures. Catherine Cullen reports.

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Nikita Malik, Researcher at Quilliam, talks to CBC about the need for stronger female role models in the effort to dissuade young girls from travelling to Syria and Iraq to join groups such as ISIS. In the discussion, Nikita also mentions how the radicalisation process and why it is that young girls are attracted to playing a part in Islamic States’ state building exercises, and why the reality on the ground doesn’t reflect their idea of the newly established ‘Caliphate’.