{"id":10934,"date":"2026-03-18T15:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/?p=10934"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:22:59","slug":"women-in-terrorism-forum-witchat-held-in-conjunction-with-international-womens-day-8th-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/women-in-terrorism-forum-witchat-held-in-conjunction-with-international-womens-day-8th-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Terrorism Forum (WiTChat) held in conjunction with International Women\u2019s Day &#8211; (8th March 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kuala Lumpur, 12th March 2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) hosted the \u2018Women in Terrorism\u2019 Forum (WiTChat) in conjunction with International Women\u2019s Day. Guided by the IWD\u2019s global theme \u201cGive to Gain,\u201d this exclusive closed-door forum provides a professional platform to discuss the evolving roles of women in Counter-Terrorism (CT) and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intellectual exchange brings together 40 female experts from government agencies, academia, and civil society organisation to share real-world experiences and evidence-based insights. The distinguished speakers \/ experts include YBhg. Datin Paduka Nur Ashikin Mohd Taib, the Director General of SEARCCT, Dr. Nurul Miza Mohd Rashid, Assistant Professor of Psychology International Islamic University Malaysia, and DSP Mudiana Bidin, DSP Intelligence &amp; Operations II, Special Branch (E8), Royal Malaysia Police. This forum aims to strengthen further the professional networking and recognise women as key architects of national security strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#WiTChat2026 #SEARCCT #GiveToGain #InternationalWomensDay2026 #SHWA26 #MemartabatkanWanitaMemperkukuhNegara #WomenInPeaceAndSecurity #PCVE #CT #RancakkanMADANI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1024x680.png\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-10935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x679.png\" alt=\"Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-10936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-1024x682.png\" alt=\"Image 2\" class=\"wp-image-10937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2.png 1222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-1024x680.png\" alt=\"Image 3\" class=\"wp-image-10938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1024x681.png\" alt=\"Image 4\" class=\"wp-image-10939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5-1024x681.png\" alt=\"Image 5\" class=\"wp-image-10940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-5.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, 12th March 2026 \u2013 The Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) hosted the \u2018Women in Terrorism\u2019 Forum (WiTChat) in conjunction with International Women\u2019s Day. Guided by the IWD\u2019s global theme \u201cGive to Gain,\u201d this exclusive closed-door forum provides a professional platform to discuss the evolving roles of women in Counter-Terrorism (CT) and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10941,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10934\/revisions\/10941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.searcct.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}