How President Trump may be radicalizing Muslim children

“We don’t want them here.” President Trump could not have sent a clearer message to Muslim children around the world. In the eyes of our nation’s elected leader, these kids are not wanted in the United States. Trump’s immigration policies have been focused on keeping “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the United States, but research in child psychiatry suggests that his rhetoric and policies have the potential to backfire, creating a hotbed for terrorists both at home and abroad. What’s even more frightening — these new terrorists may very well be children. According to a report from the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, The Islamic State has been mobilizing child soldiers at an ever-increasing rate. Sadly, these children have become executioners in firing squads and beheadings. They have detonated car bombs. They have ended countless lives as foot soldiers. Last December, The Islamic State released a video of children dressed in military uniforms chasing prisoners with handguns. One prisoner is shot point-blank. When another jumps off a roof to escape the children, they fire shots into his dead body. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs