
Odette Yousef is NPR’s domestic extremism correspondent. Her stories often focus on how extremist ideologies and tactics filter into the mainstream. Prior to joining NPR in August of 2021, Yousef was a reporter at Chicago NPR affiliate station WBEZ. There, she hosted Season 3 of the investigative podcast Motive, exploring the emergence and spread of the neo-Nazi skinhead movement in the U.S. and its connections to the far right extremism of today. The season won a 2021 national Edward R. Murrow award. For more than a decade in Chicago, Yousef focused on stories about race, class and identity.
At the Summit
The Eradicate Hate Global Summit brings together scholars, practitioners, civil society organizations, and policymakers from around the world to share best practices and lessons learned, based on data and empirical evidence, in countering hate-fueled extremism and violent narratives. No other summit, conference, or workshop brings together such an extraordinary group of world-class talent focused on dealing with the issue of hate-fueled violent extremism.

