Extremism expert discusses evolving faces of misogyny and political violence

Amid multiple high-profile incidents of extremist political violence across the U.S. in recent months, Cynthia Miller-Idriss has called on Americans to take a deeper look at how political rhetoric and disinformation fuel extremism.

Miller-Idriss, a professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs and School of Education, Justice Law and Criminology, is the founding director of the school’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab and current chief vision officer of the initiative.

PERIL, alongside partners such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and Institute for Strategic Dialogue provides guidance on preventative approaches to stopping radicalization and violent extremism through strengthening community resilience.

The professor’s work has highlighted the ideo