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▬▬▬ LET'S TALK ABOUT ISIS/DAESH ▬▬▬

Who are they? Where do they come from? What should we call them? What is the role of the media? How are Muslims affected? What positive efforts are being made to counteract violent extremism and radicalisation?

Join us and get answers!

★ SPEAKERS

► JOAKIM MEDIN – TELLING THE STORY FROM SYRIA
Joakim is a freelance journalist. He has spent months in war-torn Syria, often being the only Western journalist on site, and was imprisoned by the Assad regime together with IS members. Joakim stresses the importance of communication and the media’s role, and why we should keep hope.

► MARIE KORTAM – THE ROOTS OF RADICALISATION
Marie is a sociologist flying from Beirut. She works at IFPO (French Institute of the Near East) and is a member of the ACSS (Arabic Council for the Social Sciences). In addition to segregation and armed conflicts, she has studied the reasons behind why people may enter radicalisation.

► SALAHUDDIN BARAKAT – AN IMAM'S VIEW ON EXTREMISM
Salahuddin is a Swedish imam and Muslim theologian. Founder of the Islam Academy (Islamakademin) in Malmö, he is engaged in youth work, interfaith community-building and deradicalisation.

★ VENUE

PLAYHOUSE TEATER
Drottninggatan 71A
Tunnelbana: T-centralen
111 36 Stockholm

★ Tickets are limited and we do not offer tickets on site

OWL NIGHT is a nonprofit organisation founded by four young Swedish, Lebanese, and French students.