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SUMMARY:Heritage - Cooperation with Civil Society in Pakistan to Counter Radicalism
DESCRIPTION:Rising extremism in Pakistan has drawn attention to the need for engagement with moderate Muslim networks and civil society organizations that can effectively counter radical narratives and decrease the pool of recruits for militant organizations. In Pakistan’s Civil Society: Alternative Channels to Countering Violent Extremism\, the World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE) argues that over the last decade\, U.S. policymakers have focused most of their attention on engaging with government\, military\, and intelligence establishments\, to the exclusion of civil society actors. Calling for renewed engagement between the United States and Pakistan’s vibrant civil society\, the report offers a comprehensive study based on in-depth fieldwork in 35 cities and villages across Pakistan and interviews with over 100 civil society activists\, former militants\, jirga members\, and religious scholars. The report concludes that traditional Muslim networks buffer the rise of extremist activity and offers suggestions how U.S. policymakers and the Pakistani American community can help rebuild U.S.-Pakistan relations by actively supporting these networks. Join us for a launch of this groundbreaking report by two of the report’s authors as well as commentary by a leading expert on religious freedom issues in Pakistan. For more information and to RSVP\, please visit http://www.heritage.org/events/2012/10/countering-radical-narratives     .
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