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From Issue: 814 [Read full issue]
Extremist Influence
Here are some signs parents should look for if they fear that their children are influenced by extremists, especially online:
- Sudden onset of anti-social behaviour;
- Spending excessive amount of time online, especially at night when most of the family is asleep;
- At risk youth may exhibit excessive secrecy regarding what sites they are visiting online, where they are going, who they are meeting;
- They may also be easily irritated when challenged on their political and religious views;
- Extremely suspicious and judgmental towards society in general;
- Uncommunicative towards their parents and siblings;
- There may be a sudden change in their circle of friends;
- External and overt expression of hyper-religiosity that is uncharacteristic of family culture;
- They start speaking about the world in extreme terms of good and evil with no room for compromise;
- Oversaturated in foreign news;
- Lack of interest in their regular friends;
- Disrespect of women and anti-women rhetoric;
- Disrespect of scholars that teach peace and harmony, and;
- Advocating isolation from society.
Compiled From:
"United Against Terrorism"