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Black Flags of the Caribbean: How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot

Cottee, Simon (2021) Black Flags of the Caribbean: How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot. Bloomsbury I.B. Taurus, London , UK, 176 pp. ISBN 978-0-7556-1693-0. E-ISBN 978-0-7556-1695-4. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:91072)

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Abstract

The Caribbean does not immediately come to mind when we think about ISIS – and yet, in 2017, Trinidad and Tobago ranked first place in the list of western countries with the highest rates of foreign-fighter radicalization, with over 240 nationals travelling to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS' caliphate.

Simon Cottee investigates how ISIS came to gain such an unlikely, yet significant foothold in Trinidad. Based on a three-year investigation in the country, featuring interviews the families and friends of those who left to join the jihad, Muslim activists and community leaders, imams, politicians, and intelligence agents, this book presents the social forces and communities in Trinidad that have been affected by ISIS.

Item Type: Book
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Simon Cottee
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2021 09:34 UTC
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2021 09:03 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/91072 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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