Non-convert Islamic extremists show quietness and mosque immersion pre-escalation

Evidence

In one case, an individual reportedly became “extremely quiet” and “started to spend more time at the mosque,” including “sleeping over.” Another “started wearing religious clothing associated with extreme Islam and voicing moreextreme ideas to family, telling [their] own grandmother they would go to hell.” — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America, 380

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamic converts show drastic observable lifestyle changes before embracing extremism — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America:…, 379; Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623; Muslim men self-silence in public to avoid being classified as terrorists. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 351

Broader Connections

• Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation #complicates (0.78) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623
• Muslim men self-silence in public to avoid being classified as terrorists. #complicates (0.75) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 351