Asiem El Difraoui
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Asiem El Difraoui
Asiem El Difraoui, born in 1965, grew up near Frankfurt/Main as the son of an Egyptian father and a German mother, studied in London and Cairo and obtained his doctorate in Paris under Gilles Kepel. Today he is considered one of Europe’s leading experts on jihadism, advises German and French government bodies and comments on ARD, BBC and CNN.
Asiem El Difraoui, born in 1965, grew up near Frankfurt/Main as the son of an Egyptian father and a German mother, studied in London and Cairo and obtained his doctorate in Paris under Gilles Kepel. Today he is considered one of Europe’s leading experts on jihadism, advises German and French government bodies and comments on ARD, BBC and CNN.
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Year of Publication: 2021
Asiem El DifraouiYear of Publication: 2021
The Hydra of Jihadism
After the »IS« lay in ruins and »Caliph« al-Baghdadi was killed by US troops in October 2019, the »war on terror« seemed to be over once again. But jihadism has long since become a global movement incorporating dozens of organisations – and it cannot be dealt with by brute force alone.
Asiem El Difraoui has been following this development as a...
Asiem El Difraoui has been following this development as a...