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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]A lot of this hate theology was preached in mosques in the west - a lot of Isis was recruited from the west - is there some educating to be done in these communities by their own community members? [/quote]

There actually wasn't a lot -- but a few well-publicized cases. While reading about the Charlie Hebdo attackers, I learned that they had actually avoided mosques and organized religious activities because there was so much opposition to their beliefs in those communities. They were radicalized in people's living rooms.

It is interesting that the Charile Hebdo and Copenhagen attacks were committed by individuals who were born and raised in those countries. It would be very worthwhile to understand what is alienating such individuals from their society. Read this article about a guy who moved to Canada when he was 10:

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/14/imprisoned-terror-charges-fahim-ahmad-gives-insight-radicalization/

When he became radicalized, he couldn't even read the Quran. He was motivated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Note this in context of our current discussion:

[quote]There would be things like people calling you “terrorist,” or mistreating you for how you were dressed or being racially profiled by the police. Those happened to me and people around me. You start to feel like you don’t fit in, and the only way you can fit in is by maybe going away somewhere else, like maybe the country your parents came from, or maybe an “Islamic State” somewhere.
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