Does Poverty Really Drive Islamic Terrorism?
12-08-2015
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President Barack Obama and Pope Francis have both suggested that poverty and lack of economic opportunity in the Muslim world help to drive terrorism.
Yet the San Bernardino jihadists, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, were both well educated and hailed from middle class backgrounds.
So does poverty drive terrorism or does jihadist ideology?
Erick Stakelbeck takes a closer look. Click play to watch.
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