The Cambridge graduate who supported the Caliphate
FORMER EXTREMIST: Usama Hasan Usama fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation and has been a full-time counter-extremism practitioner since Read More
Middle East
The Middle East has long been connected with terrorism, particularly due to relations between the Arab world and Israel, the legacies of war in Iraq and Syria, and the impacts of both Iran and Saudi Arabia in the region. With Al Qaeda, ISIS and other Islamist organisations operating in the area it remains a source of Islamist ideology and organisational capacity. These videos cover this complex politics and history.