Topic - Cynthia Miller-Idriss

American University professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the school’s Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab, said extremists who adopt these terms and symbols often don’t fully understand their origins.

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“COVID-19 has created fertile ground for recruitment because so many people around the world feel unsettled," Miller-Idriss said.

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