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Alex Thurston

Alex Thurston is Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Comparative Religion at Miami University of Ohio. He is the author of two books: Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching and Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement (Princeton University Press, 2017).

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Middle East and Africa

Nigeria: Jihadist Groups, Migration and the Underlying Causes

Nigerians are the most-represented group crossing the Mediterranean to Italy. They look for economic remittances, as well as escape from jihadist groups

18.07.2018

Alex Thurston

Islam

The Shifting Fortunes of Jihad in Sahel

Sahel offers fertile terrain for the birth of various groups of jihadists who thanks to the widespread poverty and porous frontiers easily recruit fighters. But new preachers and Muslim movements have also emerged which, between collusion with terrorists and democratic ideals, are determining the future of this region.

08.04.2015

Alex Thurston

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