Imam – North Macedonia
Fehmi, a Hanefi imam, talks about different understandings of Islam based on his interactions with religious...
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Imam – Kosovo
An Imam from Kosovo wants religious communities to become more accepting, especially in fostering rule of...
Imam – Kosovo
An Imam sees more commonalities than differences between Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and thus wants followers...
Imam – Kosovo
Faruk, a Kosovan Iman, detests violence born from religion and finds that only knowledgeable representatives of...
Student – Serbia
Jelena, a young Serbian woman, is skeptical about the conservatism of her parents towards Albanians, as...
Imam – Kosovo
An Imam from Kosovo wants the Albanian people to remember that Christians and Muslims have peacefully...
Cousin – North Macedonia
Afrim’s story describes how families can assist in preventing their loved ones from traveling to conflict...
Former extremist – North Macedonia
This story shows that youngsters often traveled to Syria for humanitarian purposes, but once they arrived...
Father – North Macedonia
Agim describes his friend’s experience in Syria, and how his disappointment led to his return to...
Former extremist – Bosnia and Herzegovina
A young man was convicted for membership of ISIL due to his presence in Syria, but...
Mother – Albania
An Albanian mother’s family has been torn apart due to the death of her husband, after...
Community Observer – Kosovo
A Serbian man in Kosovo enjoys his life within Albanian society, but politics are making his...
Daughter – Kosovo
This story portrays the lasting destruction that a radicalised mother has caused to the family and...
Police Officer – Kosovo
A police officer effectively prevented a child from radicalising further by removing her from the group...
Approached Individual – Kosovo
A man has been continuously approached to join violent extremism through a family member online but...
Former Extremist- Serbia
A Bosnian man saw that his hometown offered so few economic opportunities that many people turned...
Former extremist – Bosnia and Herzegovina
A man from Bosnia and Herzegovina has seen many people in his community leave to fight...
Community Observer – Bosnia and Herzegovina
A young man from Sarajevo has found that international organisations and politicians are not capable of...
Imam – Kosovo
An Imam from Kosovo rejects the divisions brought to the Albanian people by Imams educated abroad who...
Former Extremist – Kosovo
A former extremist explains how his radical beliefs changed through gaining a deeper understanding of Islam
Former Extremist – Kosovo
A former extremist shows the reasons for traveling to Syria due to difficult life events, but...
Community Observer – Albania
This life story describes the long-term structural effects that lead to inequality, how this enables extremist...
Approached Individual – Kosovo/Switzerland
An Albanian man shares his experiences of being approached by a recruiter in Geneva, and how...
Brother – Kosovo
Hysni explains how recruiters manipulate young men into joining extremist groups through the provision of financial...
Approached Individual – North Macedonia
This story shows how families can assist their children in disengagement from violence. Armend’s family prevented...
Community Observer – North Macedonia
Drita shows the dangers of incorrectly interpreting Islamic teachings and the role of women within these...
Brother – North Macedonia
A young man laments the choices made by his sister in traveling to Syria, showing how...
Mother – North Macedonia
A mother’s strong discipline kept her daughter from traveling to Syria. Her love and support helped...
Former extremist – The Netherlands
Fred’s story evokes the struggle of determining the meaning of existence through the lens of religion....
Former Terrorist – The Netherlands
Daan’s story evokes the struggle of determining the meaning of existence through the lens of religion....
Mother – Albania
Zejnep was approached by terrorists but rejected their advances. In addition, she shows how the answer...