{"id":6361,"date":"2015-01-10T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/?p=6361"},"modified":"2022-04-03T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:37:59","slug":"three-cartoons-by-muslims-that-take-on-radicalisation-and-violent-extremism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/three-cartoons-by-muslims-that-take-on-radicalisation-and-violent-extremism\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Cartoons by Muslims that take on Radicalisation and Violent Extremism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Suleiman Bakhit \u00a9 <span>Onnik James Krikorian 2014<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: left;\">The 7 January attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a controversial Paris satirical publication that has always had its detractors, including at times the French and U.S. governments, was both shocking and callous. Twelve people were initially killed in the carnage perpetrated by Islamic extremists while an increasingly polarised discourse in its aftermath runs the risk of provoking more as latent, inherent Islamophobia surfaces in Europe.<\/span><em><span><br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: left;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"module-message__container-outer\">\n<div class=\"module-message__container module-message__container--incoming module-message__container--with-reactions\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" class=\"module-message__text module-message__text--incoming\">\n<p id=\"ed5e\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Muslims are \u2018expected to apologise\u2019 for the act committed by a few even though many did, and despite finding themselves the main victims of extremism more often than not. A <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2015\/01\/car-bomb-explodes-outside-yemen-police-centre-2015175443717838.html\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">much bloodier attack in Yemen<\/a> the same day as well as even more <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2015\/01\/09\/boko-haram-may-have-killed-2000-people-in-one-attack\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">alarming news from Nigeria<\/a> highlighted that all too well. December\u2019s <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-30491435\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">callous attack<\/a> by the Taliban in Pakistan which killed 145 \u2014 132 of which were children \u2014 was especially horrific.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5b86\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">But it is the terrible tragedy in Paris that has grabbed more media attention, probably because it occured in the heart of Europe and because most of the victims were journalists. Without a doubt, the terrorist attack is inexcusable, but while Charlie Hebdo\u2019s cartoons were unlikely to have won many fans before the massacre, media and individuals alike are now expected to <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"https:\/\/firstlook.org\/theintercept\/2015\/01\/09\/solidarity-charlie-hebdo-cartoons\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">embrace their work without question<\/a>.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1ns_LlwyXCPqEUDjHJrBUrA.jpeg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;778px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say that the attack wasn\u2019t cowardly or abhorrent. It was, but in what is fast becoming a single narrative embodying Charlie Hebdo as a bulwark against violent extremism, others doing more immediate work are being ignored. Moreover, what\u2019s important and significant about these people is that they are Moslem. Arguably, their work is just as important, if not more so, and deserves acknowledgement and support.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s Abdullah-X, for example, a former radical who now uses animated cartoons posted online to prevent radicalisation among marginalised Muslim youth in the United Kingdom. Run on a shoestring budget, it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/abdullahx-the-new-cartoon-made-by-former-extremist-aimed-at-stopping-britains-young-muslims-from-leaving-for-syria-9604967.html\">gets some coverage<\/a>, but not nearly enough at a time when Islam, radicalisation, and cartoons are firmly in the media spotlight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ld le lf\">\n<p id=\"bc4c\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>In the cartoons, Abdullah-X is a disillusioned young British Muslim who explores the reasons behind British Muslims\u2019 decisions to get involved in extremist activities abroad, but eventually decides that extremism is not the path for him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"d4ba\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>In one video Abdullah asks, \u201cYou have to kill others to make your world purer. This is what you think Islam is? Are you for real?\u201d, while another post questions those who justify \u201ctheir own hate through Islam.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"a83b\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>In his first interview, the creator, who prefers to remain anonymous, told <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/1300364\/abdullah-x-cartoon-aims-to-deter-jihadists\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News<\/a> that he hoped the cartoons would dissuade young Muslims from getting involved in foreign jihads, as well as dispelling some of the \u201cmyths\u201d and \u201cprejudices\u201d non-Muslims may have about Islam.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEbqM_N2_IM&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"eaf6\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">There\u2019s also Suleiman Bakhit who\u2019s doing <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/29\/world\/middleeast\/a-jordanian-spins-comic-book-tales-to-counter-terrorist-ideologies.html\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">some amazing work<\/a> by providing Muslim kids with alternative role models in the hope that they too can be steered away from the path to radicalisation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"1c40\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>He decided to visit schools in the area to build community relations and explain to American children that most Muslims are not terrorists. When he was asked by a young boy if the Arab world had its own Superman and Batman, he realized the answer was no. He describes the moment as an epiphany. He taught himself how to draw and began creating stories and characters. Eventually, he moved back to Jordan and started his company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"d59b\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>Early on, he conducted focus groups with Jordanian children from different economic classes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"7c2e\" class=\"jy jz kw ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki lg kk kl km lh ko kp kq li ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>\u201cI went there and asked the kids, \u2018Who are your heroes?\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201c \u2018We don\u2019t have any heroes, but we hear a lot about Bin Laden, about Zarqawi,\u2019 \u201d he said they told him, referring to the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who led the group that evolved into the Islamic State. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What do you hear about them?\u2019 The children replied, \u2018That they defend us against the West because the West is out there to kill us.\u2019 And this is the terrorist narrative and Propaganda 101.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/EHxOnXnp4Ho&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]And they\u2019re not the only ones. There\u2019s also Burka Avenger, a cartoon from Pakistan that\u2019s incredibly relevant given the Taliban shooting of Malala Yousafzai. It\u2019s also educational and strong on moral values enough that it should also probably be aired for children in non-Muslim countries. It has received media coverage, of course, but sometimes more because the heroine wears a burka to fight extremists rather than its message.<\/p>\n<p>There was no mention of freedom of expression on that issue, even though the heroine spends most of her time not wearing it, and despite the same argument being frequently used to justify the depiction of Muslim and other faiths by Charlie Hebdo.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/XWVD1mVUu70&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"6b05\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">True, none of these examples can be described as satire, but then again, Charlie Hebdo was no \u201c<a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2010\/may\/06\/four-lions-review\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Four Lions<\/a>\u2019 either. That still relevant and informed take on locally grown foreign fighters by Chris Morris wasn\u2019t afraid to target the establishment as well as jihadists, something Charlie Hebdo arguably did no longer. Moreover, these three individuals represent something that is more necessary than ever, especially after the Paris shootings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"27fe\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Rather than ridicule fanaticism, they seek to counter and prevent radicalisation in order to prevent terrorist incidents in the future, something I <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/hedayah-gctf-countering-violent-extremism-cve-communications-expo-and-hackathon\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">witnessed firsthand<\/a> in December at the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Expo organised by the <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedayah.ae\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Hedayah Centre<\/a> and <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegctf.org\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)<\/a> in Abu Dhabi. Bakhit was there, as were the creators of Abdullah-X and Burka Avenger.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2d51\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">It also meant I got to sit in on quite a few private conversations between the man behind Abdullah-X, <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9KJoZGzdR7U\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ashraf al-Khaled<\/a> \u2014 a man who humbled me with his vision of peace and coexistence despite Al Qaeda <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2005\/WORLD\/meast\/11\/09\/jordan.blasts\/\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">suicide bombing his wedding<\/a>) \u2014 and Michael Haines, brother of aid worker David who was <a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/david-haines-british-hostage-david-haines-murdered-in-isis-beheading-9731691.html\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">beheaded by the Islamic State<\/a> in September. And it is that discourse that is sorely needed in the open today after Charlie Hebdo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f4c0\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><a class=\"au kx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/jan\/08\/charlie-hebdo-norway-islamophobia-france-anders-breivik?CMP=share_btn_tw\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Not Islamophobia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"dede\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jy jz is ka b kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv ia gi\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The attack on Charlie Hebdo was vile and disgusting and everyone is justified in their outrage. But before the far-right in Europe hijack the tragedy for their own political agenda, perhaps its time to also support and show solidarity with those using cartoons and other mediums to counter the narratives of extremists of all persuasions while avoiding falling into the trap of categorising all Moslems as somehow responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 7 January attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a controversial Paris satirical publication that has always had its detractors, including at times the French and U.S. governments, was both shocking and callous. 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