Radicalism

The Assassination of Nahed Hattar

Murdered for a Cartoon

by Daniela Koenig

The assassination of Christian author Nahed Hattar in Amman, in September 2016, sparked intense reactions across Jordanian society, highlighting the growing influence of radical Islam and Jordan's precarious position adjacent war-torn Syria and Iraq.

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Mourners celebrate Nahed Hattar
The father of Farid remembering his son
Youth Radicalisation in Tunisia

The Journey of a Jihadist

by Sabrine Chahbi

A radicalised son and a heart-broken father - Farid Ben Salah Barhoumi’s story is sadly a familiar one - recruited by local terror cells and brainwashed into believing he would wage jihad.

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