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"Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare. His teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches of a radical mosque. Dimitri watched helplessly as his son, Jay, transformed from a gentle boy to a soldier in training, wearing traditional robes and following a strict diet. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. Too late, Dimitri learned that their country, Belgium, was the leading hotbed of Islamic radicalization"--Jacket flap.

The typical terrorist follows four steps: alienation from the dominant culture, sometimes due to joblessness and discrimination; a turn to petty crime; religious awakening and radicalization; and an initiatory journey to a Muslim country to train for jihad. Why do these people choose terrorism? This question has pressing relevance in today's world. The author is a widely respected international scholar of radical Islam and has spent years studying the path towards radicalism. In this book he offers a framework for both understanding contemporary terrorism and for taking steps to combat it.

"This book charts [ISIS's] violent history, from the first signs of an emerging new jihadist group to the official declaration of the Caliphate, and tracks their use of violence as they seek power and dominance over the world's 1.5 billion Muslim practitioners"--Amazon.

"With the promise of glorious holy war and a wife, more than 20,000 foreign fighters flowed into Iraq and Syria, leaving the Islamic State hard-pressed to provide enough wives for the fighters. With the number of foreign women estimated at a few hundred, ISIS has turned to draconian measures like slavery, temporary marriages, and even child brides. Women captives of the group who managed to escape tell tales of terror and abuse despite the glowing promises of those who recruit women for the so-called Islamic State. This book explores the dangers for women and girls caught in the path of ISIS and how they're used by the group as both rewards for fighters and as warriors in their own right"--Amazon.

"Explores the formation of the Islamic State and how the organization went about recruiting an army to challenge the world order"--OCLC.

Nine-year-old Shirin wants to join her family and other Muslims in fasting for Ramadan but is told she is too young, so she seeks other ways to participate including, perhaps, getting along better with her older brother, Ali.

Leena is conflicted after she is invited to a birthday party on the day she was planning to fast with her family for Ramadan, but she decides to go to the party anyhow, and abstain from eating and drinking.

"As a terrorism network, ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) has attacked Westerners and non-supportive Muslims worldwide, killing and wounding thousands. Explore the roots of ISIS, how it plans attacks and recruits adherents, and global efforts to stop the group"--OCLC.

"Explores the history of contact between the Muslim and Western civilizations during the fourteen centuries since Islam was established"--.