Mubin Shaikh
| Mubin Shaikh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 29, 1975 Toronto, Ontario |
| Other names | none |
Mubin Shaikh is an expert on radicalization, deradicalization, countering violent extremism (CVE), National security and Counter-terrorism. He has testified as an expert for the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (http://www.c-span.org/video/?325876-1/hearing-social-media-terrorism) as well as Subject Matter Expertise with NATO, the National Counterterrorism Center, Special Operations Command Central and is an external expert with its Strategic Multilayer Assessment Team (http://www.slideshare.net/MubinShaikhMPICTPhDc/usma-soccent-white-paper-final-dec2014-43588913) He also appears on occasion as an unpaid contributor on major media outlets such as CNN, CBC, ABC, NBC and others on matters related to extremism and terrorism.
Shaikh is also a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool, Department of Psychological Sciences, Tactical Decision Making Research Group. (http://www.tacticaldecisionmaking.org/) and co-author of the acclaimed book, Undercover Jihadi.
His operational experience originates with his role as an undercover counter terrorism operative for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) in the 2006 Toronto Terrorism case. He was active with the Service for some years domestically but the details of his activities are subject to national security restrictions and cannot be disclosed to the public. Shaikh moved on to become a Royal Canadian Mounted Police agent with the Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams when one of the Service investigations uncovered a group of young Muslim men of various ethnic backgrounds intending to engage in criminal offences regarding terrorism.
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