Divided Loyalties: Young Somali Americans and the Lure of Extremism

by Joseph Weber and Joseph Weber

Why do people join violent extremist movements? What attracts so many to fight for terrorist groups like al-Shabab, al-Qaida, and the Islamic State? Journalism professor Joseph Weber answers these questions by examining the case of the more than fifty Somali Americans, mostly young men from Minnesota, who made their way to Somalia or Syria, attempted to get to those countries, aided people who did, or financially backed terrorist groups there. Often...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611863724
• ISBN13: 9781611863727
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"