Learn · TED

Talk18 min

Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist

Manwar Ali · TED

Watch At TED

About

"For a long time, I lived for death," says Manwar Ali, a former radical jihadist who participated in violent, armed campaigns in the Middle East and Asia in the 1980s. In this moving talk, he reflects on his experience with radicalization and makes a powerful, direct appeal to anyone drawn to Islamist groups that claim violence and brutality are noble and virtuous: let go of anger and hatred, he says, and instead cultivate your heart to see goodness, beauty and truth in others.

The talk

  1. Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist 18 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxExeter
Speaker
Manwar Ali
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
TED gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from what the source says about it. How courses are placed