On 29 December, The New York Times published an article on Usman Raja, chief executive and co-founder of the Unity Initiative based in the United Kingdom. His organization works to rehabilitate and reintegrate former violent extremists. The article, “A Cage Fighter With a Soft Touch for Hard-Core Jihadists,” was written by David D. Kirkpatrick and outlines the approach employed by Raja and the Unity Initiative.

Click here to read the New York Times article.

Raja was also interviewed for CTC Sentinel in July 2015 (click here for his interview) as was his wife—Dr. Angela Misra, deputy chief executive and co-founder of the Unity Initiative—in November 2017 (click here for her interview).

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