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radical Islam

A surfer falls from his board while riding after sunset in Cardiff, California.

The radicalization of a surfer dude

Books

Laleh Khadivi’s new novel chronicles the transformation of a lackadaisical, college-bound Californian into a soldier for militant Islam.

Mohammed Jamil lived across the street from Iman Shawan, who left the Kurdish community to join ISIS.

Kurdish men are joining ISIS to kill their own people

Conflict
Amedy Dramé is a French Muslim from a suburb of Paris.

‘They think we Muslim people hate them. They don’t know us.’

Culture
Usama Hasan

Hundreds of Britons, including the man who killed James Foley, are fighting for ISIS

Conflict
Local and international media representatives are given a tour of a center for the rehabilitation of suspected terrorists.

‘Ex-terrorists’ in Saudi Arabia find peace through rehab

Lifestyle & Belief
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