12 May 2016

Mothers fighting violent extremism

From Nine To Noon, 9:38 am on 12 May 2016

Edit Schlaffer is a social scientist and author, based in Vienna, who is behind a global movement to get women fighting violent extremism… starting in their own families. The NGO she set up in 2002, Women without Borders, has been actively recruiting mothers and sisters in areas where extremism is rife, to recognise the signs that their family members may be getting involved in extremist movements, so they can try and intervene.Mothers School Against Extremism, has trained 1400 mothers outside of Europe to provide information on the role of the Internet in spreading extremism and helping them understand why - and recognise when - teenagers are vulnerable to recruitment.