IRFAN PECI: 1,000 radical Islamists live in Germany | The Weight of Chains Podcast #004

Tonight’s guest is Irfan Peci, a former radical Islamist radical — once involved with Al Qaeda & jihadist circles in Europe — who later turned away from extremism and became a security expert, author, and outspoken critic of radicalization and Islamist extremism in the Balkans and Europe. Raised in Germany, Peci underwent a dramatic transformation: from being part of radical networks to cooperating with German security services and dedicating himself to exposing extremist networks, their financing, and ideological underpinnings. In recent years he has spoken and written widely — warning about the resurgence of radical Islamism in parts of the Balkans, analyzing Islamist militant recruitment, and criticizing how certain narratives (for example around the war in Bosnia) shape radicalization and collective memory. Host: Boris Malagurski Video, Editing & Design: Pavle Vasiljevic