Erkan becomes an Islamist (Swiss Press Text 2016, by Thomas Knellwolf) - Swiss Press Award

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Thomas Knellwolf

Eight people—many young men and even a 15-year-old—moved from Winterthur to Syria, to join the so-called "Islamic State" or al-Qaeda. Why? That remained a mystery. We, Simone Rau and Thomas Knellwolf from the TA research team, tried to illustrate how radicalization can unfold using the example of another young person who could be the next.