Episode 06: The Islamic world: Past and present

Scott Atran has spent decades engaging directly with Islamic extremists, and he is one of the only researchers to be carrying out fieldwork in Iraq. Atran’s research into the methods and circumstances under which radicalisation occurs is underpinned with theory and tested through robust research. This new video series with Atran explores his research and challenges the narratives around radicalisation.
Episode 06: The Islamic world: Past and present
How do we understand the end-goal of the Jihadists? The history of Islam is broad, dynamic and captivating, and it speaks to a vision of cultural stability and prosperity that is painfully absent in the modern Islamic World. In this episode Scott Atran explains it is from a warped re-telling of Islam’s origin story that the Jihadists draw much of their power and validity.
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