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Inside the Jihadi Mind
Thu, September 14th, 2017
Beirut, Lebanon
With the current turn of events in Syria and Iraq, the disintegration of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, at least in its current form, appears imminent. What are its members’ prospects on the social and psychological levels? What does de-radicalization mean in this context and are there lessons that can be gleaned from previous conflicts?
The Carnegie Middle East Center held a panel discussion with Hazem al-Amin and Joseph el-Khoury. The speakers presented an overview of the de-radicalization theory, documented experiences, evidence of various techniques, and their potential application in the case of jihadi organizations and the Syrian civil war.
SPEAKERS
Hazem al-Amin is a Lebanese writer and a journalist at al-Hayat.
Joseph el-Khoury is assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the American University of Beirut.
MODERATOR
Maha Yahya is the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
