VOA spoke to terrorism experts who said IS supporters in the U.S. have little in common. Of the 56 people who were arrested, 86 percent of them were male. Almost all were American citizens or legal permanent residents. They were between 15 and 47 years old. Many were not even Muslims when they first became supporters of the group. Lorenzo Vidino was one of the researchers. He says those arrested had “all kinds of backgrounds.” IS supporters have one thing in common, however. Anne Speckhard is a research psychologist. She is the director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism in Washington, DC. She says people who are likely to find IS attractive are off track. In other words, they are failing in their lives somehow. Speckhard has interviewed hundreds of IS supporters throughout the world. She says religion is part of extremist ideology, but it is rarely the most important part.
Title: Islamist Extremism in America: Is Religion the Problem?
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legal permanent residents.</span> <span data-start-time='20896' data-end-time='25563'>They were between 15 and 47 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='25563' data-end-time='31396'>Many were not even Muslims when they first became supporters of the group.</span> <span data-start-time='31396' data-end-time='35167'>Lorenzo Vidino was one of the researchers.</span> <span data-start-time='35167' data-end-time='40792'>He says those arrested had “all kinds of backgrounds.”</span> <span data-start-time='40792' data-end-time='45813'>IS supporters have one thing in common, however.</span> <span data-start-time='45813' data-end-time='49563'>Anne Speckhard is a research psychologist.</span> <span data-start-time='49563' data-end-time='57292'>She is the director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism in Washington, DC.</span> <span data-start-time='57292' data-end-time='63854'>She says people who are likely to find IS attractive are off track.</span> <span data-start-time='63854' data-end-time='68958'>In other words, they are failing in their lives somehow.</span> <span data-start-time='68958' data-end-time='74979'>Speckhard has interviewed hundreds of IS supporters throughout the world.</span> <span data-start-time='74979' data-end-time='82750'>She says religion is part of extremist ideology, but it is rarely the most important part.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1148/extreme_img.jpg'/></div></div><div 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