UOIT instructor weighs in on radicalism

In an article recently published in the National Post, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Sessional Instructor Dr. Abbee Corb provided valuable feedback on the need for a support system in Canada to deal with people who become caught up in radical extremism.

"Clearly there's a need," Dr. Corb said. "More and more people are acting out, leaving the safety and security of Canada and heading overseas."

The article, entitled German program that reaches out to young men caught up in radicalism could be template for Canada, focused on EXIT, an organization developed to help Germans leave neo-Nazi hate groups. In 2011, EXIT created Hayat, which means life in Arabic, to help radicalized Muslims. Although Canadians infatuated with Al Qaeda have been popping up all over the globe, there is no organization like this in Canada.

Dr. Corb is a Sessional Instructor with the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. She is the North American Regional Director for the International Institute for Radicalisation and Security Studies (IIRSS) and specializes in anti-Semitism, extremism, online hate and the Internet. She has a PhD in Criminology, a master’s degree in Terrorism and Intelligence Studies and is a Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CAS) and a Certified Master Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CMAS).