By Esra Kaymak Avci “Social and perceived discrimination” is the reason why young people from Europe are going overseas to join dangerous extremist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This is according to a Europe-based researcher who claims that many foreign fighters are motivated by grievances over assimilation and acceptance combined with a “literalist” dogmatic thought process, rather than ideological concerns. Born to Turkish immigrant parents in the Netherlands, assistant professor of cultural anthropology Ahmet Yukleyen from Istanbul Commerce Universitys International Relations Department was speaking to the Anadolu Agency. Yukleyen said that joining ISIL was not particularly about a religious tradition but a certain style of thinking where potential militants’ age and immigrant background played a key role in their decision. Most of the group is between the age of 15 and 25; they are either the second or third generation living in that country and they have some level of education, Yukleyen says. What makes young Europeans leave their countries to join radical groups can be defined by several steps according to Yukleyen, who says understanding literalism is the first stage in the process.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 06:02:03 +0000
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