Young Western European Muslims in ISIS; what is it all about?

[Mich the Tester]

Which says a lot

Indeed; Mr Bin Laden apparently thought they were a bunch of nutters.

http://rt.com/news/179844-osama-isis-iraq-letter/

[Gibbon]

to prevent kids going that way ?

luck
a dad
good role models
fantastic excitement in life
birdsa job
a sense that things are improving
positive mental attitude

Can we have more than one at once?

[EternalOptimist]

Can we have more than one at once?

if you are a muslim, you get none till you are 50.
then you can have 4

[Batcher]

if you are a muslim, you get none till you are 50.
then you can have 4 aged 7-12

FTFY

[Gibbon]

if you are a muslim, you get none till you are 50.
then you can have 4

3 years to go then...... How will how I know which ones to pick?

[EternalOptimist]

3 years to go then...... How will how I know which ones to pick?

dont worry.things will be arranged

[Unix]

They're going to Syria and Iraq from all over Europe; it isn't purely a British problem. How have they ended up hating us so much? In general we're not talking about new muslim immigrants or the first generation immigrants who came to Europe to work and build up a good life. We're talking about people who grew up here and went to school here. Now I can think of lots of things in western society that I think are wrong, but that doesn't mean you need to cut people's heads off or wage war against the west. Do they feel somehow rejected by western society? Do they experience some moral void or nihilist lack of culture here that they're trying to replace by turning to an extreme version of the religion of their parents of grandparents?

I suspect that a few of them are just psychopaths looking for an excuse to live out their fantasites, but that can't explain all the cases. It can't simply be Islam otherwise there's be 1.6 billion people around the world with bombs strapped to them and machine guns in their hands; there aren't, so it can't be explained simply by pointing to Islam. I just dunno about this; I am simply trying to understand what has gone on in their minds and in their lives to make them want to go and lose their lives fighting for some completely crazy plan.

Simple, they believe in God and the teachings of Islam. When you walk around an town or city you will see hundreds of stunning Church building, these were built by people with a similar delusion.

[Gibbon]

dont worry.things will be arranged

Thank you imam, (ps, could I have the pipe cleaner please).

[EternalOptimist]

Thank you imam, (ps, could I have the pipe cleaner please).

you'll catch ISIS-itis

[smalldog]

Simple, they believe in God and the teachings of Islam. When you walk around an town or city you will see hundreds of stunning Church building, these were built by people with a similar delusion.

yep the crusades is evidence of how we tried to spread our religious beliefs of the time. The IS lot are just a Millennia behind the times.