Europe's Boys of Jihad. Sebastian Rotella.
by Rotella, Sebastian; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 30Family. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Internet | Islamic fundamentalism | Jihad | Muslims | Propaganda | Terrorism | Youth and violenceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In the aftermath of Sept. 11 [2001] and the Iraq war...the process of radicalization has spread and speeded up. At an age when angry teens in Los Angeles drift into street gangs, some of their peers in Europe plunge into global networks that send them to train, fight and die in far-off lands....Along with longtime resentment and alienation experienced by some in immigrant communities, technology such as computers and Arabic-language satellite TV plays a major role in molding militants earlier, European officials say. Internet sites and chat rooms have become a virtual sanctuary, widening access to propaganda and training materials for an emerging 'second generation of extremists.'" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reveals why extremism is so appealing to European youth, for whom Iraq has become "a promised land of jihad."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Europe's Boys of Jihad, April 2, 2005; pp. A1+.
"In the aftermath of Sept. 11 [2001] and the Iraq war...the process of radicalization has spread and speeded up. At an age when angry teens in Los Angeles drift into street gangs, some of their peers in Europe plunge into global networks that send them to train, fight and die in far-off lands....Along with longtime resentment and alienation experienced by some in immigrant communities, technology such as computers and Arabic-language satellite TV plays a major role in molding militants earlier, European officials say. Internet sites and chat rooms have become a virtual sanctuary, widening access to propaganda and training materials for an emerging 'second generation of extremists.'" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reveals why extremism is so appealing to European youth, for whom Iraq has become "a promised land of jihad."
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