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Author:
Weber, Joseph (Professor of journalism), author.
Title:
Divided loyalties : young Somali Americans and the lure of extremism / Joseph Weber.
Publisher:
Michigan State University Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
xvi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject:
Trials (Terrorism)--Minneapolis.--Minneapolis.
Somali Americans--Minnesota--Social conditions.
Trials (Terrorism)
Minnesota.
Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Seeds of Jihad -- A Land of Chaos -- The First Wave -- Blind Devotion -- A Cautionary Tale -- Don't Let the Caravan Leave You -- Why ISIS? -- A Special Case -- Peer to Peer -- A Woman's Place? -- Brotherhood -- The Caravan Beckons Again -- The Glory of the Shahid -- Breaking Down -- A Very Real Threat -- Straight Out of Hollywood -- The Backlash -- The Judge -- A Closed World? -- Taking a Hard Look -- Moving On
Summary:
"The book is about the 2016 trial in Minneapolis of several Somali immigrant and Somali American men for trying to join ISIS. It examines the process of radicalization and the reasons why one of the young men chose to cooperate with the FBI and testify against his friends and family members"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1611863724
9781611863727
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1141952096
LCCN:
2019048854
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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