According to Hans-Jakob Schindler of the research organization "Counter Extremism Project," Qaradawi was "generally regarded as the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood."
To examine the causes of this threatening dynamic, the European Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Conflict Prevention (EICTP) hosted a meeting at the Novotel Berlin Mitte on the morning of June 3. The "European Trend Report on Terrorism" was...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says, while the perpetrator of the German Christmas market attack had been uniquely radicalised, they have been becoming more common since COVID-19."
At first glance, such groups give the impression that they organize primarily through social networks, says Alexander Ritzmann, head of the right-wing extremism department at the Counter Extremism Project and FDP interior affairs expert until 2006...
A British man was arrested this week for plowing his car into a massive crowd in Liverpool, following a victory parade for the city’s soccer team. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and attempted murder. At least 80 people were...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Scindler interviewed: "Syria remains a dangerous refuge for Islamist fighters – despite shifts in power, the HTS militia controls large areas, radical foreigners continue to incite hatred online, recruit for jihad...
The EU and the US also want to end sanctions against Syria. Germany also plans to deport Islamist threats there. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the international research organization Counter Extremism Project urges caution and warns that we should first...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: “Pressure is mounting at the Federal Foreign Office: According to Der Spiegel, internal files show that the humanitarian admission program for Afghans following the Taliban's takeover was...
A new generation of neo-Nazis is being recruited via social media. Political scientist [CEP Senior Advisor] Alexander Ritzmann explains the background.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler quoted: “The constitution includes measures to intervene in the activities of radical parties, because Germany has dark memories of the Nazi era, when the far-right rose to power in democratic elections...
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