58factors in radicalization: a grievance narrative,
whether real or perceived; an identity crisis; charis-
matic recruiters; and ideological dogma.
Where there is a genuine grievance, such as
the genocide in Bosnia, it needs to be addressed.
Where there’s a perceived grievance, the percep-
tion must be encouraged to unravel. Addressing
real or perceived grievances will stem the fl ow of
angry young fi fteen- year- olds before they are re-
cruited. We can say, “Okay, I see why you’re angry
about Bosnia— but have you considered that the
Americans intervened in the end and helped put
a stop to it? Why don’t they get some credit for
that?”Harris However, on the topic of perceived versus gen-
uine grievances, religion plays a decidedly un-
helpful role. For instance, what do you make of the
fact that there are more protests in Muslim com-
munities over Israel than over the Islamic State?
Even more preposterous is the fact that if a pastor
in Florida burns a copy of the Qur’an—or merely
threatens to do so—it reliably produces more out-
rage in dozens of Muslim socie ties than the atroci-
ties committed daily by Sunnis against Shia ever
will.
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