In this second groundbreaking interview with Peer Syed Mudassir Nazar Shah on Peer Talks, Dr. Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin discusses early childhood development and the mind and body language of terrorists in "The Prologue to Violence is Early Childhood."

NANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN, PH.D, is a world renowned counter-terrorism expert and author. She holds a doctorate in Islamic literature and is a psychoanalyst counter-terrorist expert specializing in early childhood development and the mind and body language of the jihadi.

Dr. Korbin is a fellow of the American Center for Democracy. She holds an appointment as an external expert at La Universidad de Granada concerning Jihadese. She is also a senior analyst at the Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism think tank, London. Her books are: The Banality of Suicide Terrorism (also in Hebrew), Penetrating the Terrorist Psyche, The Maternal Drama of the Chechen Jihadi, The Jihadi Dictionary: The Essential Tool for Military, Law Enforcement, Government and the Concerned Public, (French translation in progress), The Last Two Jews of Mogadishu Living Under Al Shabaab’s Fire and Children Who Kill Children: Before and Beyond Brainwashing (in press), and  Cultural Terrorism: The Obliteration of the Cultural Object. She is also a contributing author here at AWCR. Read more . . .
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The Coronavirus and Haredi Children – An Educable Moment? Dr. Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin

NANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN, PH.D, is a world renowned counter-terrorism expert and author. She holds a doctorate in Islamic literature and is a psychoanalyst counter-terrorist expert specializing in early childhood development and the mind and body language of the jihadi.

Dr. Korbin is a fellow of the American Center for Democracy. She holds an appointment as an external expert at La Universidad de Granada concerning Jihadese. She is also a senior analyst at the Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism think tank, London. Her books are: The Banality of Suicide Terrorism (also in Hebrew), Penetrating the Terrorist Psyche, The Maternal Drama of the Chechen Jihadi, The Jihadi Dictionary: The Essential Tool for Military, Law Enforcement, Government and the Concerned Public, (French translation in progress), The Last Two Jews of Mogadishu Living Under Al Shabaab’s Fire and Children Who Kill Children: Before and Beyond Brainwashing (in press), and  Cultural Terrorism: The Obliteration of the Cultural Object. She is also a contributing author here at AWCR. Read more . . .
Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin
A Quick Deep Dive into Why Some Populations Are Not Observing Social Distancing: “Internalizing” the Danger of the Coronavirus in Emotionally Religious Populations and Others and What Must Be Done

The imagery associated with terrorism is every bit as terrifying as the acts—and longer lasting. The images created to encourage terrorists to engage in radically violent behavior also serve as a powerful trigger in causing further acts. Dr. Nancy Harte... read more