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Noman Benotman, President of Quilliam Foundation

Stephen Sackur talks to Noman Benotman, a former jihadist and al Qaeda associate now president of the Quilliam Foundation, an influential voice in the fight against extremism.

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur talks to Noman Benotman, a former Libyan jihadist and al Qaeda associate now president of the Quilliam Foundation, an influential voice in the fight against extremism. Hundreds of would-be jihadist fighters and supporters from Britain have journeyed to the self-declared Caliphate established by Daesh or IS, in territory straddling Syria and Iraq. Some have since returned to the UK, adding to the government's fears of a potent home grown extremist threat. Will the British government's intensified deradicalisation efforts work?

30 minutes

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Wed 23 Sep 2015 23:30GMT

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Noman Benotman

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