WOLF CUBS: why young men are drawn to violent movements and what we can do about it

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Across the world, we see an explosion of unpredictable violence committed by alienated young men. Youth activist Jamil Jivani recounts his experiences working with angry and alienated young men throughout North America and the Middle East, drawing striking parallels between ISIS recruits, gangbangers, and Neo-Nazis in the West. Having narrowly escaping a descent into crime and gang violence in his native Toronto, Jivani has devoted his life to helping other at-risk youths avoid this fate in cities across North America. After the Paris terrorist attacks of 2016, he traveled to Europe and the Middle East to assist Muslim community outreach groups focused on deterring ISIS recruitment. Why Young Men is the story of Jivani's education as an activist on the front lines of one of today's most dangerous and intractable problems: the exploding violence among angry young men all over the world. Jivani relates his personal story and...