Rethinking Radicalisation

We explore how the current securitised approach to stopping violent extremism, which labels half the world as a “threat”, might actually be exacerbating the problem.

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3 x 25 mins, documentary, Al Jazeera English

What drives youth radicalisation? This documentary series presents a generational portrait of the radical youth of our time, their conflicts and motivations, their families and surroundings. It explores how and why young people are drawn to hardline groups which are often illegal and deadly.

Prejudice and Pride In Hungary
Director Theopi Skarlatos
Camera James Hughes, Theopi Skarlatos, Gyöngy Péter
Editor Greg Pittard
Assistant Producer (Hungary)/Translator Kata Karath

Rethinking Radicalisation
Director Dan Davies
Camera James Hughes, Ladan Anoushfar, Dan Davies
Editor Adib Nessim
Morocco Producer/Translator Mahacine Mokdad

Never Again: America's Battle of the Bullets
Director Ladan Anoushfar
Camera Alexander Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar
Editor Oliver Bloor

Series Research Jessica Morris
Production Management - Jessica Morris, Rozi Peters
Dubbing Mixer - Lydia Brown
Online Editors - Mike Dziennik, Paul Ingvarsson
AJE Executive Producer Farid Barsoum
Series Executive Producer Dan Davies