Montasser AlDe’emeh

Montasser AlDe’emeh (b. 1989) is a Belgian-Palestinian Arabist, islamo­logist, jihad expert and political scientist. At the Catholic University of Leuven he did research on islamic radicalization. For his doctoral  research on western fighters in Syria and Iraq, he spent two weeks doing field research in Syria. He is the founder of the knowledge,  research and  counselling centre ‘The Way To’ for the reception of returned fighters and support-seeking Muslim youths and affected parents.

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