Security measures against violent extremism does not fight the problem at its core. A participatory approach, where government and nongovernment actors play a role is very important to counter the problem at its core. In addition, unlike counterterrorism, countering violent extremism (CVE) is a new paradigm that aims at addressing structural and social conditions enabling recruitment and radicalization to violent extremism. In CVE, we focus on prevention with the goal of building more conflict resilient communities. CVE prioritizes the role of civil society to implement education, arts, and interfaith activities in communities to counter the propaganda of extremists.