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Hakim Hazim is the founder of Relevant Now Consultancy. He holds a BA in sociology from Washburn University and a Master of Arts in national security studies from California State San Bernardino University. Mr. Hazim is a devout Christian. He supports the principles of theologian Riehold Nieghbur and believes that they should be applied to the arena of national security. His company is best viewed through the lenses of Christian realism and contains a generalist scope. He has presented research in the following areas of national and international security: terrorism, radical religious sects, radicalization processes, vigilantism, anomy, gangs, juvenile delinquency, leadership analysis, decision theory & models, law enforcement approaches for mentally ill or challenged individuals, and urban decay theory & social decay theories. Relevant Now is considered a think tank that has been contracted to present research in the following areas: radicalization, profiles of terrorist leaders, the ideas and grievances behind revolts, the mindsets and worldviews that guide religious groups, militant sects/cults, and leadership studies. Mr. Hazim is an emerging theorist and currently a member of the following organizations: TEWG network in LA, GoupIntel Network, Co-owner and O.P.T.I.O.N.S Program Director for LEADERSHIP 1st, Consultant with Counter Opfor, and a partner with Emerge Consultancy & Investments and Co Founder of the Christian Web based think tank Freedom Squared.
Charles Holmes agreed to join Relevant Now as a researcher in 2007. He brings focused energy and personal experience regarding the emerging theories of urban and social decay. Mr. Holmes has been involved in research strategies regarding divestment and investment. In the past he achieved success trading currencies in the foreign exchange market. Currently, "Chuck" examines the impact of divestment from urban centers in a thorough, balanced, nonpartisan way. His written research is included in Relevant Now presentations.
Contracted Research
As a graduate student Mr. Hazim predicted the rise of non state threats to America as well as the potential of lone wolves. In 2007 Mr. Hazim completed research regarding the threat of terrorism from the incarcerated population (see selected writings below). He is considered a national expert with rare expertise by the various agencies he has contracted with. His research has been presented, and made available to numerous individuals tasked with our nation's security. He has been the keynote speaker in meetings and conferences with military intelligence, law enforcement personnel, intelligence agencies, private security companies and private organizations. Mr. Hazim is a dynamic speaker as well with notable presentations that have included the following: Naval intelligence groups, TEW Groups, Montgomery Police Department Negotiations Unit (Requested by NLE&CT-West & NIJ after DC Sniper Shootings), and the LASD/JRIC joint Inmate Radicalization Conference.
Emerging Research
The various areas of studies Relevant Now has engaged in is producing an original theoretical framework known as Innate Revolt Theory. Please view the musings page for more insight.
Standard Contractual Rates 2011:
Keynote: $2500 plus expenses (60 minutes to 150 minutes with rate range including up to 5 hours of customization for target audience)
Seminars: Half day = 3 hours and Full day = 6 hours (Rates are negotiated and include expenses and degree of personalization for audience)
C.O.N.F.I.R.M Trainings: Group and Individual Rates Apply ($80-100 individual Sessions) Group Trainings (Negotiate rate)
Research Projects: $80 - $100 per hour of work. (Percentages of fees and advancements due upon completions of agreed upon benchmarks. All contracts are written and agreed upon by both parties. Contracts that include 250 or more hours of research include a free 1/2 day seminar on research findings. In addition contracts with more than 250 hours will automatically be reduced to $80 per hour for any additional hour. New contracts will automatically start at $80 for repeat customers who have purchased more than 250 hours in the past.)
Phone Consultant Services: $40 per 30 minutes (For individuals only)
Eclipse 4Cs Services (For Faith Based Organizations and Non Profits)
Negotiated Rates/Honorariums
Selected Writings
American Realism Revisited: Lethal Minds & Latent Threats (Iuniverse, 2005) *** American Realism Revisited is now featured in the FBI's Library Here. The book is also featured in two foreign libraries: Canadian Defense College Library and the National Univesity of Taiwan's Library.
Global Crime, Perpetual Jihad: Striving for a Caliphate (Routledge 2006) Electronic publication.
Perpetual Jihad is also included in Criminal States and Criminal Soldiers by Dr. Robert J. Bunker. This book contains contributions from international and national experts. The authors are experts in current trends and posit futuristic projections of the things likely to shape global security issues.
Are We Prematurely Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as Criminal-soldiers? Small Wars Journal
Radicalization and Prison Recruiting is available online at the FBI's Library
The Diminishing Value of Community: Defining My Neighbor http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-diminishing-value-of-community-defining-my-neighbor-56953/
Selected Conferences and Presentations
A Declaration of Jihad, November 24, 2001, International Law Seminar, CSUSB
Private Sector Terrorism Response Group, San Benardino California, A Declaration of Jihad, January 25, 2002
San Bernardino Water Public Safety Conference, A Declaration of Jihad: Confronting Religious Warfare, San Bernardino CA, February 2002
Criminal Justice Seminar at Long Beach State California, A Declaration of Jihad: Confronting Religious Warfare, April 12, 2002
Camp Pendelton, San Diego, California, An Overview of Radical Islamic Theology, San Diego, California, September 8, 2002
International Student Association- West Annual Conference, Can a Leopard Change Its Spots? October, 12, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ventura County Terrorism Response Group, Emergence of Lethal Minds, October 23, 2002, Ventura, California
Inland Empire TEW Group, Emergence of Lethal Minds, San Bernardino, CA, November, 2002
Seminar on Intelligence in Criminal Justice, Emergence of Lethal Minds, Long Beach State University, November 10, 2002
Radical Islam and Hostage Negotiations, Montgomery Police Department, Rockville, Maryland, December 18, 2002
Orange County Terrorism Early Warning Response Group, Lethal minds, OC, CA, January 9, 2003
MG5 Conference Naval Intelligence Command, A Declaration of Jihad: Confronting Religious Warfare, April 9, 2003 San Diego, California
LA TEW Group, Double Trouble: Militant Cults and the Emergence of the Lone Wolf, Los Angeles, California, April 24, 2003
Glad Tidings Church, Topeka Kansas, Spiritual Warfare, Topeka, KS August 2, 2003
Church of the Harvest, Watchman Seminar, Kansas City, Kansas, December 14, 2003
MG5 West Conference Naval Reserve Intelligence Command, Militant Cults and Radical Jihads, San Diego, California, March 24, 2004
MG5 East Naval Intelligence Reserve Command, Militant Cults and Radical Jihads, Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 11, 2004
National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center West, Militant Cults II, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 11, 2004
Long Beach State University, Homeland Security Seminar, American Realism Revisited, October 12, 2005
Perpetual Jihad and the Global Caliphate, Long Beach State, CA Homeland Security Seminar, October 9, 2006
Virus: The Spread of Infectious Militant Cults, Ventura County CA TWG Group, October 11, 2006
Executive Workshop: Principles in Human Intelligence In Counterterrorism, Chameleon Associates, Norwalk, CA, October 12, 2006
LA Terrorism Early Warning Group, Revolt: The State Versus a State of Mind, El Segundo CA, September 27, 2007
San Bernardino/Riverside Terrorism Early Warning Group, Revolt: The State Versus a State of Mind, San Bernardino, CA, January 25, 2008
Breakpoint Church, The Four Cs of Leadership: The Changeover is Coming, Topeka KS, August 24, 2008
Innate Revolt Theory: Proliferation of Lethal Minds, IRC Symposium, JRIC/LA Sheriff's Department, Pismo Beach, CA, November 25, 2008
O.P.T.I.O.N.S Presentation [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P 1st] State of Idaho: Dept of Juvenile Corrections, Caldwell, ID, September 1, 2009
Strategic forecasting: Where is Extremism going?, LA TEWG, Los Angeles CA, November 19, 2009
Fissure: Lethal Minds and Parallel Identities Amongst US, JRIC, Pismo Beach, CA, November 23, 2009
O.P.T.I.O.N.S Graduation [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Nampa ID, L.E.A.P.S. Location, May 24th, 2010
O.P.T.I.O.N.S. Presenatation [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Sage Valley Middle School, Nampa, ID, June 16, 2010
The Mentoring Challenge, Rehab Authority [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Meridian, Idaho, June 15, 2010
The Seven Level of Ideas: How Radicalization, Criminality and Social Bonds Create Revolts in the State System, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Oregon Youth Authority, Woodburn Oregon, July 30, 2010
SOS: Supervision or Self Direction: [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P1st] Divergent Futures for At Risk Youth, Idaho Juvenile Justice Association, September 13, 2010
Dream Builders, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Paramount Elementary School, Meridian ID, October 21, 2010
SCOPE: Strategic Community Oriented Productive Engagement: Assessment and Decision Models
Caldwell, ID, Canyon County Juvenile Probation, November 19th, 2010
The Effect of Love: Spiritual Warfare or Conquest? Lifepoint Church, Topeka KS November 28, 2010
OPTIONS Dream Builders for Business [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], Nampa ID, Keller Williams, January 6, 2011
MC2U: The Mentoring Challenge to You: The Genesis [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P. 1st] Garden City, ID, January 14th, 2011
Idaho Middle School Association: OPTIONS for At Risk Youth [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], Boise, ID, March 11-12, 2011
Future Hispanic Leaders of America, "Like A Rocket Ship", [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], Caldwell, ID, March 19, 2011
National P.A.L. Mentoring, Developing the All Volunteer Force, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], Orlando, FL, May 11-12
National P.A.L. Annual Conference, SOS Supervision or Self Direction: Divergent Futures of At Risk Youth, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], Reno ND, May 26, 2011
National Sherriff's Association, At Risk Youth Presentation, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st], ST. Louis, MO, June 19th, 2011
New Jersey, Hoboken, P.A.L. Presenation, Mentoring and OPTIONS curriculum, June 22, 2011
MC2U Youth Summit, The Answer Lies Within, [With Homeboys Industries Father Greg Boyle and L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] Nampa, ID, July 7, 2011
National Night Out, Master of Ceremonies for Event, Nampa, ID, 83634, August 2, 2011
Shoshone Bannock, [With L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.1st] MC2U, Fort Hall, Idaho, September 14, 2011
Highland Park High School, The 4 Cs for Dreambuilding, Topeka, KS, October 18th 2011
Seed of Life Church, The 4 Cs for Dreambuilding, Salem Oregon, November 20th, 2011
Highland Park High, S.O.S., Topeka, Kansas, January 18th, 2012
Shawnee Hieghts High, Increasing the 4 Cs, January 18th, Topeka, Kansas, January 18th, 201
Lifepoint Church, A Compelling Witness, Topeka, Kansas, January 22, 2012