Description: An unprecedented look at how ISIS targets and recruits terrorists--and what we can do to stop them.
Brief description: Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco holds a PhD in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University. Her research and writing has been featured in media outlets around the world. The author resides in Montclair, Virginia.
Review Quotes: "This book is highly recommended for everyone. It has the ability to teach all of us the truth and humanity of something that many of us fear."--Christianne Boudreau, cofounder of Mothers for Life
"Based on detailed research, The Jihadi Next Door presents a new, interesting approach to the question of why some seemingly ordinary individuals decide to join the Islamic State."--Pieter Van Ostaeyen, historian, Arabist, and expert on Jihad "The Jihadi Next Door should be required reading for the FBI, CIA, State Department, and anyone who works in law enforcement and foreign policy. . . . Dr. Mehlman-Orozco's analysis of extremism, radicalization, and religion is grounded in evidence and clarity. She leaves you with a sense of hope that an actionable path forward to peace exists, if we choose it, in which we can maintain national security without compromising our Constitutional principles and ideals."--Qasim Rashid, Esq., Truman Project National Security Fellow and author of The Wrong Kind of Muslim "The Jihadi Next Door provides an in-depth, real-world account of the radicalization process shown through interviews and analyses of convicted terrorists."--David Keatley, criminologist and author of Pathways in Crime