What causes rebel recruitment? Into the mind of a former jihadist

Pax et Bellum | Analysis, Barbara Magalhães Teixeira, Civil Wars, Middle East and North Africa, Rebel Recruitment | Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Community, Islam, Jihadism, Religion, Terrorism, Yemen

The TED Talk of Manwar Ali, filmed in April 2016, touches upon a central subject in Peace and Conflict Research: rebel recruitment. He is a former jihadist that shares his experience of joining a rebel group and risking his life for a cause. Through his …