Islamic radicalisation among North Africans in Britain

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-570

  Githens Mazer, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Jihadi terrorism; North Africa; Radicalisation

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; ISLAMISM; POLITICAL RELATIONS; TERRORISM;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

UMMA;

EID: 54049125361     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2008.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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