A new CNN article takes a close look at a radicalized teen and the work of our Exit Peer Specialist, Mubin Shaikh, who worked closely with him and his family for more than a year. Mubin’s work reflects an important principle at the heart of Parents for Peace: disengagement from extremism is not simply about telling someone what not to believe. It is about building trust, addressing the personal needs and vulnerabilities that can make extremist narratives appealing, challengin

In an age where extremism and hate can spread instantly online, the way we prevent terrorism and antisemitism must evolve. Our Board Chair George Selim explores this urgent challenge in his latest piece for The Algemeiner, arguing that protecting our communities today requires strengthening the civic bonds, resilience, and tools needed to confront online radicalization and hate. At Parents for Peace, we believe prevention starts with understanding how extremism takes root and

by Emma Jouenne, Miri Bar-Halpern, PsyD, and Alla Prokhovnik, Ph.D. Our newly published research, based on ten years of case work with radicalized individuals, shows that antisemitism can serve as a catalyst for radicalization. Unlike treating antisemitism as one prejudice among many, this work shows it serves a specific psychological function: it converts diffuse grievances into coherent enemy-focused worldviews. Whether it's far-right replacement theory, jihadist theology,

Earlier this month, our team member and Exit Peer Specialist Arno Michaelis, spoke at an event hosted by Chabad of the Main Line in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. The evening offered a powerful reminder of what we at Parents for Peace know to be true: people can change—even those who once embraced the most violent forms of hate. Arno Michaelis speaks at Chabad of the Main Line on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Yakov Binyamin Turmelle) Arno shared his personal story of radicalization

Parents4Peace has been partnering with the Community Safety Evaluation Lab (CSE-Lab) at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health for the past five years. The CSE-Lab is led by Dr. Elena Savoia, who has over 20 years of experience in program evaluation and a track record of grants from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice focused on evaluating programs designed to prevent violent extremism. A team of biostatisticians at Harvard Chan has conducted a ri