The recruiting ground for Islamic extremism looks vastly different for western Muslims and Muslims living in the Middle East.
The traditional picture of the Australian recruit is of a young man, poorly educated in his faith. But a visiting Middle East expert says that in Muslim nations recruits are increasingly well-educated professionals who are deeply frustrated by a lack of opportunity.
Professor Hamdy Hassan is a faithful Muslim, the son of a Sheikh, and political scientist at the University of Cairo and Zayed University in Dubai. He’s a Visiting Fellow at Deakin University, Victoria, and is sponsored by the Council of Australia Arab Relations
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(R+E Report) Quelling Islamic extremism: replace frustrated ambition with opportunity
The recruiting ground for Islamic extremism looks vastly different for western Muslims and Muslims living in the Middle East.
The traditional picture of the Australian recruit is of a young man, poorly educated in his faith. But a visiting Middle East expert says that in Muslim nations recruits are increasingly well-educated professionals who are deeply frustrated by a lack of opportunity.
Professor Hamdy Hassan is a faithful Muslim, the son of a Sheikh, and political scientist at the University of Cairo and Zayed University in Dubai. He’s a Visiting Fellow at Deakin University, Victoria, and is sponsored by the Council of Australia Arab Relations
Listen to it all.