Challenges to the integration of young Muslims in Europe and Spain: strategies and tactics of radical Islamist groups

Abstract

The study exposes the strategies and tactics of radical Islamism in Europe and Spain, to attract andradicalize young Muslims with a religious, media and propagandistic content; from Al Qaeda, Daeshor other related organizations that share the culture of jihad; chain of subjects, actions, messages andpropaganda to participate in a process of ideologization, to make use of violence in the jihad againstthe West, way of life, social and political; and interfere in the democratic, liberal and legal process inEurope.This qualitative research, achieves approximations of individual characteristics and family, social, familiarand economic conditioning factors of the vulnerable groups to the jihadist message; highlightingignorance or dissolution of their cultural, religious and ritual traditions; absence or weak individual,family or community identity, experience of social, educational, labor or political discrimination andeconomic inequality; facilitating the process of radicalization until their participation in acts of indiscriminateviolence.This research was carried out in the city councils of Fuenlabrada and Leganés, Comunidad de Madridand Reus and L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat, Province of Tarragona, Comunidad de Cataluña, Spain;through specialized bibliography, interviews to academic, police and intelligence experts, public attentionand social services workers, the contribution of Muslim community representatives; who makeemerge these elements and the need to improve strategies and preventive actions in Europe, reducing itsimpact on the vulnerable population.