Part two of this episode looked into several catalysts for radicalisation, in which some are more internal than it is external. Public engagement in creating awareness on the harms of terrorism and violent extremism often focuses on imparting both mental and emotional “firewalls”. Mr. Thomas shared with us why these “firewalls” are important.

In this episode, Mr. Thomas Koruth Samuel, a Regional PCVE Consultant shared the impacts of different elements of communications such as language, tone, and imagery employed by terrorist groups in influencing the heart and mind. He spoke about Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) strategies which involves developing counter-narratives. He then shared recommendations from his article ‘At the Crossroads: Rethinking the Role of Education in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism’, which touched on a whole-of-education PCVE approach. This episode is moderated by Ms. Nurul Hidayah Mohd Noar, research officer at SEARCCT.

Dalam bahagian kedua ini, Encik Sassi kembali bersama kami untuk mendalami peranan penting pendidikan dalam strategi mencegah dan menangani faham pelampau keganasan (PCVE). Perbincangan ini menumpukan kepada pendekatan pendidikan menyeluruh yang melibatkan kerjasama antara golongan pendidik, pembuat dasar dan komuniti. Episod ini turut membincangkan cadangan praktikal dalam mengintegrasikan elemen pendidikan dalam kerangka PCVE yang lebih holistik bagi mewujudkan masyarakat yang lebih berdaya tahan dan harmoni.

Panel jemputan untuk episod ini ialah Encik Sassi Shritharan, Penolong Pengarah dari Bahagian Komunikasi Digital Strategik, SEARCCT. Dalam perbincangan ini, beliau berkongsi pandangan tentang bagaimana penyatuan belia boleh menjadi asas penting dalam menangani ekstremisme kekerasan. Beliau turut membincangkan peranan pendidikan dan platform digital dalam memperkukuh daya tahan belia serta membina komuniti yang inklusif dan harmoni. Episod ini dikemudi oleh Cik Siti Aisyah Tajari, pegawai penyelidik di SEARCCT.

In this second part, we discussed responses to online harms, addressing some of the new and emerging social platforms, as well as the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ms. Mediha shared some of the best strategies to educate the public and partnerships that have worked in efforts to promote safe and ethical use of the digital space.

Our guest, Ms. Mediha Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer of the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum shared with us best practices for content dissemination, guided by the Content Code. She also spoke on the roles of the Content Forum in keeping up with evolving online harms and in creating awareness among key actors in the digital space. She offered her observation of the current social media landscape. This episode is moderated by Ms. Nurul Hidayah Mohd Noar, research officer at the Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT).

Episod ini telah melihat kepada cabaran-cabaran utama yang dihadapi oleh platform media sosial dalam mengekang penyebaran kandungan ekstremisme ganas berhaluan kanan di Asia Tenggara. En. Kennimrod juga telah berkongsi pandangan beliau mengenai peranan komuniti, ibu bapa, pendidik dan platform teknologi untuk melindungi belia dari pengaruh ekstremisme di ruang dalam talian.

Episod ini membincangkan trend dan potensi ancaman ekstremisme berhaluan kanan di Asia Tenggara. En. Kennimrod Sariburaja, Pengarah Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Penerbitan di Pusat Serantau Asia Tenggara Bagi Mencegah Keganasan (SEARCCT) telah memberikan contoh bagaimana ideologi berhaluan kanan seperti ultra-nasionalisme dan xenofobia disesuaikan dengan konteks tempatan di rantau ini. Turut dibincangkan adalah penyebaran ideologi berhaluan kanan di ruang dalam talian. Episod ini dikemudi oleh En. Muhammad Afiq Ismaizam, pegawai penyelidik di SEARCCT.

In this part two, Ms Arul shared with us how sports as a medium helps to instill prosocial behaviours essential to building community resilience. She also spoke about the relationship between youth and the media, and how they can initiate positive movements within their own communities.

In this episode, Ms. Arul shared with us her experiences working with youth in building resilience against the influence of violent extremism. She talked about some of the youth programmes organised which covered a range of themes, from technology to sports.