Intelligence sources have overseen great potential that lies in counter-radicalization of young members of the society in the fight against extremism.
Kenyan security personnel are therefore urging all religious entities to use all available resources to prevent young people from being radicalized and to newly instruct extremists.
OSINT reports have in the recent past brought to the limelight the efforts of Muslim Clerics whose efforts to counter terrorism and extremism are recognized.
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a Pakistani Islamic cleric has launched counter-terrorism curriculum to combat the message of Islamist extremist groups such as Islamic State (IS), in an effort to help stop young people becoming radicalized. The curriculum addresses the problem of Islamist violent extremism from within the theological traditions of Islam.
According to Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, many young people don’t have the scriptural or textual knowledge to interpret their religion properly and jihadist groups exploit the emotions and the idealism of the young.
He says this ideology has nothing to do with the Koran, adding that the launched curriculum goes to the source material of Islam, and answers the questions young people are asking to get the distinction between true Islam and false ideology that is rampant globally.
“Honesty is key here..”
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.