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TETT 2023: Pluralism as Counter-radicalization Education
Mission of TETT Symposia
The TETT symposia strive to create transformative invited space in which conversations around extremism, terrorism, radicalization, and counter-radicalization took place with an aim for interchange of ideas between those who see (general public) and those who decide (policy makers); between those who speak (academic, politicians, media) and those who are silent (youth, communities at large) so that an authentic counter-hegemonic, counter-extremism critical public pedagogy can start to take root.
Chair, TETT Symposium
Dr. M. Ayaz Naseem is a professor at the Department of Education, Concordia
University. He was the First Georg Arnhold Research Professor at the Georg Eckert
Institute in Braunschweig, Germany (2013-2014). His research interests include
peace education, social media as space for peace education, inter-knowledge
dialogue for peace, gender studies, and de-radicalization of youth through education.
University. He was the First Georg Arnhold Research Professor at the Georg Eckert
Institute in Braunschweig, Germany (2013-2014). His research interests include
peace education, social media as space for peace education, inter-knowledge
dialogue for peace, gender studies, and de-radicalization of youth through education.
Co-Covenor and Symposium Co-Chair
Dr. Adeela Arshad-Ayaz is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies at the Department
of Education, Concordia University. She obtained her Ph.D. from McGill University. Her teaching
and research interests are in the areas of social justice particularly sociology of technology,
hate speech, violence, extremism and radicalization in online environments; teaching about
extremism and terror; responsible citizenship; international development and globalization.
She is currently developing a critical social media education framework.
of Education, Concordia University. She obtained her Ph.D. from McGill University. Her teaching
and research interests are in the areas of social justice particularly sociology of technology,
hate speech, violence, extremism and radicalization in online environments; teaching about
extremism and terror; responsible citizenship; international development and globalization.
She is currently developing a critical social media education framework.
Symposium Coordinator
Muhammad Akram is currently pursuing his doctoral studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, where his research focuses on critical social media literacy amidst radicalism and extremism online. He holds MA in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia, USA, and is a graduate of a year-long Atlas Corps Fellowship in Washington DC, USA, under the Emerging Global Leadership Initiative by the U.S. Department of State. He has published 17 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, in addition to various development reports and blogs.
Our Sponsors and Partners
Department of Education, Concordia University
Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, Concordia University
