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Western Muslims in ISIS

  • May 2, 2015
Cole Bunzel

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University


This talk surveyed the Western foreign fighter phenomenon in ISIS. It featured research on the recruitment and motivations of foreign fighters and presented interviews showing their testimony.

This talk was given the May 2, 2015 Teachers’ Workshop on Islam in the West, co-sponsored by Princeton University’s Program in Near Eastern Studies and the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Related Program(s)

Middle East Program

Program on Teaching about the Middle East

Related Event(s)

Islam in the West