Teenagers across the United States are increasingly being drawn into extremist ideologies online, according to a former jihadist turned counterterrorism operative.
Mubin Shaikh, who was radicalised in his early twenties and later deradicalised in Canada, explained how recruiters for the Islamic State present terrorism as a route to power and purpose. FOX News reported that this promised a sense of identity to those who feel insignificant in daily life.
