deradicalization and the journey back from extremism Power, Carla creator text bibliography nyu 2021 First edition monographic eng 337 pages ; 25 cm "Nicola, Christianne, and Marie are mothers who discovered too late that their sons had been radicalized online and had flown from the West to join the tens of thousands of foreign ISIS fighters in Syria. Too often extremists are portrayed as having sprung from the earth as irredeemable killing machines, but these women underscore the deeper truth that no one is born a terrorist, and they have themselves become activists in preventing violent radicalism. Grasping at the Root explores innovative new counter-extremism programs around the world, including in the United States, Europe, Pakistan, and Indonesia. We meet an American judge who has staked his career on finding new ways to handle terror suspects, a Pakistani woman running a game-changing school for former child soldiers, a radicalized Somali American who learns through literature to see beyond his hate-filled beliefs, and a former neo-Nazi who now helps disarm jihadis"-- Introduction -- Part I : children who leave, mothers who wait -- You're the mother of a terrorist -- The godmother and her God-daughters -- Part II : change makers -- The 'terrorist drop-off center'-on meeting the be-header -- Loss of faith -- Only God knows you're the mother of a terrorist -- The human heart -- Part III : a wider view -- American blow back --Taking responsibility -- How To de-radicalize your town -- Acknowledgments. Carla Power. Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-323) and index. Terrorism Prevention Case studies Terrorismo Prevención Estudios de caso Islamic fundamentalism Case studies Fundamentalismo islámico Estudios de caso HV 6431 P887h 2021 363.325/17 Power, Carla, New York, N.Y. : One World, 2021. First edition (DLC) 2021011225 9780525510574 (hardcover) 0525510575 (hardcover) 2021011224 DLC 210316 20250828113018.0 21945710 eng