An extremist’s path to academia -- and fighting terrorism
Clip: 8/29/2016 | 9m 41s
Until 2012, Jesse Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist.
Jesse Curtis Morton begins work as a counterterrorism researcher at George Washington University this fall. But his path to the position was highly unconventional: until 2012, Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist who founded a radical Islamist website. His decision to go undercover and assist in counterterrorism efforts while in prison changed his trajectory profoundly.
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An extremist’s path to academia -- and fighting terrorism
Clip: 8/29/2016 | 9m 41s
Jesse Curtis Morton begins work as a counterterrorism researcher at George Washington University this fall. But his path to the position was highly unconventional: until 2012, Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist who founded a radical Islamist website. His decision to go undercover and assist in counterterrorism efforts while in prison changed his trajectory profoundly.
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