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== Convert's Cognitive Development Framework ==

The '''Convert's Cognitive Development Framework''' was adapteddeveloped by Dr. Abdul Haqq Baker, a lecturer, academic, practitioner and terrorism expert with over 25 years’ experience in the field of radicalization.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780230296541#aboutAuthors|title=Extremists in Our Midst - Confronting Terror {{!}} Abdul Haqq Baker {{!}} Palgrave Macmillan|language=en}}</ref>. This framework examines the stages of the Muslim's pre- and post-[[Religious conversion|conversion]] progression/regression in order to determine any pre-existing or post-related drivers that may have contributed to an individual’s susceptibility to violent extremism <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://wwwDr.worldcat.org/oclc/709890472|title=Extremists in our midst : confronting terror|last=1966-|first=Baker, Abdul Haqq,|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=|isbn=9780230296541|___location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire|pages=12|oclc=709890472}}</ref>. “This first-class study by an insider practitioner of [[British Muslim]]obtained converthis communityPhD in counteringPolitical extremismStudies offers an extraordinary important counterintuitive response that challenges conventional wisdom in addressingfrom the questionUniversity of whether [[British Muslim]] convertsExeter. areHis moreresearch susceptiblefocused toon [[violent extremism]]…”,radicalization peramongst Dr.young [[John Esposito|John L. Esposito]]Muslims, [[Georgetown University]] Professor and founding Director of the [[Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709890472|title=Extremistsconverts in our midst : confronting terror|last=1966-|first=Baker, Abdul Haqq,|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=|isbn=9780230296541|___location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire|pages=Forward|oclc=709890472}}</ref>particular. "ThisHis isresearch aculminated rare,in indeedthe uniquepublishing contributionof toan theamended fieldversion of terrorismhis studies"PhD, say's Basia Spalek, Professor in Conflict Transformation within the Department for Therapeutic Practice at the [[University of Derby]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780230296541#reviews|title=ExtremistsExtremist in Our Midst - Confronting Terror {{!}} Abdul Haqq Baker {{!}}with Palgrave Macmillan|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwwMacMillan.derby.ac.uk/staff/basia-spalek/|title=Basia Spalek - University of Derby|last=username|website=www.derby.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>.

This framework examines the stages of the Muslim's pre- and post-[[Religious conversion|conversion]] progression/regression in order to determine any pre-existing or post-related drivers that may have contributed to an individual’s susceptibility to violent extremism <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709890472|title=Extremists in our midst : confronting terror|last=1966-|first=Baker, Abdul Haqq,|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=|isbn=9780230296541|___location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire|pages=12|oclc=709890472}}</ref>. “This first-class study by an insider practitioner of [[British Muslim]] convert community in countering extremism offers an extraordinary important counterintuitive response that challenges conventional wisdom in addressing the question of whether [[British Muslim]] converts are more susceptible to [[violent extremism]]…”, per Dr. [[John Esposito|John L. Esposito]], [[Georgetown University]] Professor and founding Director of the [[Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709890472|title=Extremists in our midst : confronting terror|last=1966-|first=Baker, Abdul Haqq,|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=|isbn=9780230296541|___location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire|pages=Forward|oclc=709890472}}</ref>. "This is a rare, indeed unique contribution to the field of terrorism studies", say's Basia Spalek, Professor in Conflict Transformation within the Department for Therapeutic Practice at the [[University of Derby]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780230296541#reviews|title=Extremists in Our Midst - Confronting Terror {{!}} Abdul Haqq Baker {{!}} Palgrave Macmillan|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/basia-spalek/|title=Basia Spalek - University of Derby|last=username|website=www.derby.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>.

Dr. Baker is the former chairman of the [[Brixton Mosque]], in South London<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/abdul-haqq-baker|title=Abdul Haqq Baker|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>. He is also the founding director of STREET (Strategy To Reach Empower & Educate Teenagers), an organization dedicated to helping teenagers and young adults affected by radicalization<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/19/islam-empower-magnet-black-british-youths|title=Islam's ability to empower is a magnet to black British youths {{!}} Abdul Haqq Baker|last=Baker|first=Abdul Haqq|date=2013-08-19|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>. Dr. Baker also serves as the Director of Counter-Radicalization & Counter-Extremism for The TAM Group in the US<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thetamgroup.org/our-teams/abdul-haqq-baker-2/|title=ABDUL HAQQ Baker|website=thetamgroup.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>.

Dr. Baker is the former chairman of the [[Brixton Mosque]], in South London<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/abdul-haqq-baker|title=Abdul Haqq Baker|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>. He is also the founding director of STREET (Strategy To Reach Empower & Educate Teenagers), an organization dedicated to helping teenagers and young adults affected by radicalization<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/19/islam-empower-magnet-black-british-youths|title=Islam's ability to empower is a magnet to black British youths {{!}} Abdul Haqq Baker|last=Baker|first=Abdul Haqq|date=2013-08-19|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>. Dr. Baker also serves as the Director of Counter-Radicalization & Counter-Extremism for The TAM Group in the US<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thetamgroup.org/our-teams/abdul-haqq-baker-2/|title=ABDUL HAQQ Baker|website=thetamgroup.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>.

== Framework ==