Leanne Erdberg on Violent Extremist Disengagement and Reconciliation

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

While some will face criminal trial, many of those who traveled to live with ISIS but have disavowed its ideology will have to reintegrate into their communities. “We need to encourage a way to talk about them so that they can form new bonds with their communities,” says Leanne Erdberg. “Language has a very important role to play.”