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Andrea Varadi

Executive Director

“ "It is not because things are difficult that we don't dare, it is because we don't dare that things are difficult" Sénèque ”

Biography

ABOUT

Name

Andrea

Surname

Varadi

Promotion year

2013

Country of residence

USA

Age

30

Phone number

6467531315

Field of activity

Counter radicalization and extremism

Entity

Global Forum for Counter Radicalization

Job title

Executive Director

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"It is not because things are difficult that we don't dare, it is because we don't dare that things are difficult" Sénèque

Biography

Andrea was born in 1982 in Geneva as a political refugee from Hungary she lived in the Middle East, Paris and New York.

Andrea founded in 2011 the Global Forum for Counter Radicalisation (GFCR) which is an international NGO whose objective is to counter radicalisation, violent extremism thanks to the design and implementation of concrete and inovative initiatives and projects with a view to deconstructing radical narratives that breed and justify violence. It works with renowned international experts from around the world, reformed ex-members of radical groups such as Al Qaida or neo-nazi movement.

Muslim Jewish bridge involvment:
-Vice president of JEMEGO, (Juifs et Musulmans Ensemble Génération Ouverte) France
publication in media, joint volonteering for the Jewish or Muslim community, joint action in Mosqs and Synagogues, joint action to decunstruct of biased perceptions in schools.
-Head of the Project Department of the Muslim Jewish Department, creating and implementing concrete projects on the ground.
-Creation of a social media Platform spreading constructive messages about Muslims and Jews.
-participant of the Columbia Middle East Group
– participant of the ACCESS delegation to the UAE for the Womens Forum
– participant of the ACCESS delegation in Oman, Bahrain, UAE, Tunisia, Morocco
-participant of the UNAOC conference in Qatar
-Participant of the inoguration of the KAICIID Center

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