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World Service,02 Oct 2017,14 mins

How I changed Boko Haram Imam's mind

The Outlook Podcast Archive

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How do you teach someone empathy? Dr Fatima Akilu has an extraordinary insight into why people do violent things because she's been the therapist for some notorious individuals and members of extremist organisations. Fatima comes from northern Nigeria and she has been working to deradicalise former supporters of Boko Haram. (Picture courtesy of Dr Fatima Akilu.)

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