Combating the allure of jihad in Jordan

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In this edition we head to Jordan, where a lot of money is being invested in the hope of preventing disillusioned youth from joining jihadist groups. According to a poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, only 62% of Jordanians consider the Islamic State group - which is wreaking havoc in neighbouring Syria and Iraq - to be a terrorist organisation.


Report by Julien Fouchet and Gaelle Sundelin
Programme prepared by Phoebe Lanzer Wood and Elise Duffau

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