... Muslim converts who were born in the West
or those who have lived in Western countries since their childhood. They usually hold European citizenships or identity cards and live in European countries within multicultural societies. They are not devout believers ... ... growing popularity of right-wing organisations and parties in Europe will affect radicalisation of alienated Muslim converts.
Islamic State Volunteers
Recruitment and return
The leading jihadist organisations such as Al Qaeda and
ISIS have expressed their ...
... decisively on the Islamic State (IS) – a proto-state entity that has occupied a large chunk of Iraq's territory.
In fact, the Islamic State now boasts the most efficient terrorist groups, whereas Afghanistan is going through the
déjà vu
... ... 11,000-12,000 foreign fighters in the IS ranks, among them about three thousand from France, Great Britain, Belgium and other European countries
[2]
, who will some day return to their homelands and make up the core of the local Islamist brigades.
Global Terrorism Index 2014 Highlights
In the 2000s, the United States and Europe tried to contain the terrorist threat from a distance,...
