Half of Prominent Jihadis Tied to "Non-Violent" Islamism, New Study Shows
by STEVE EMERSON
May 2, 2017
Half of the prominent jihadists profiled in a new study by The Centre on Religion & Geopolitics had ties to supposedly non-violent Islamists prior to joining terrorist organizations.
The study's authors - Mubaraz Ahmed, Milo Comerford, and Emman El-Badawy - explore pathways to militancy among 100 prominent figures within the wider Salafi-Jihadi movement. The individuals examined derive from the Middle East and Africa, across multiple generations. Some of the findings suggest that membership or ties to non-violent Islamist organizations can be associated with an individual's trajectory towards violence and terrorism.
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