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A former federal prosecutor and congressional investigator, Ken Ballen, Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals spent five years as a pollster and a researcher with rare access—interviewing more than a hundred Islamic radicals, asking them about their inner lives, deepest faith, and what it was that ultimately drove them to jihad. He profiles six of these men—from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia, opening a fresh window into the realm of Islamic extremism. Ken Ballen is the President and founder of Terror Free Tomorrow.
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A former federal prosecutor and congressional investigator, Ken Ballen, Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals spent five years as a pollster and a researcher with rare access—interviewing more than a hundred Islamic radicals, asking them about their inner lives, deepest faith, and what it was that ultimately drove them to jihad. He profiles six of these men—from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia, opening a fresh window into the realm of Islamic extremism. Ken Ballen is the President and founder of Terror Free Tomorrow.
