Until joining ISIS, Hasna Ait Boulahcen was “deep into alcohol, drugs and sex” and “her purported pre-radicalization behavior fits with other female extremists” …
- Fingerprints Confirm ID of Paris Female Suicide Bomber (AP / abc News)
… exemplified in the fact that “the terrorists — they are not part of the institutions of the Muslim [community], they don’t go to mosques. They don’t recognize the French Muslims as true Muslims. We are also seen as the enemy” …
…yet “[e]ven as some confront a backlash, Muslims are noting a sense of belonging – feeling part of a society that is mourning collectively and standing behind the French government in bringing attackers to justice”:
- After Paris Attacks, Many Muslims Say They Feel More French than Ever (Christian Science Monitor)
It’s not just Republicans;Â “the Democratic mayor of Roanoke, Va., cited the internment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, under suspicion because of their race, as a positive lesson for dealing with Syrian refugees”:
- ‘Rabid’ Dogs and Closing Mosques: Anti-Islam Rhetoric Grows in GOP (Washington Post)
- In Islamic State’s Global Reach, New Risks for Jihadists – and the West (Christian Science Monitor)
“Our greatest chance of severely curtailing the pipeline of the scores of young men and women flocking to Isis and other jihadi groups is to have them in communities that provide them with a sense of belonging and acceptance in their adopted countries”:
“[A] large group of strangers surrounded the man and then proceeded to hug him one after the other. Bystanders watching the moment wiped away tears”:
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