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Youth Disengagement: Myth or Reality?

Jul 19, 2017 | 18:54 GMT

It's easy to dismiss those who carry out acts of violent extremism as disengaged individuals.
It's easy to dismiss those who carry out acts of violent extremism as disengaged individuals.

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It's easy to dismiss those who carry out acts of violent extremism as disengaged individuals. But with the average age of suicide bombers estimated to be between 20 and 22, it seems a number of young people willing to misguidedly give up their lives for a cause are incredibly engaged with something -- it just isn't something we condone, encourage or understand....

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