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Noman Benotman

Noman Benotman is President of the Quilliam Foundation, an influential voice in the fight against extremism. Will the British Governments intensified deradicalisation efforts work?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur talks to Noman Benotman, a former Libyan jihadist and al Qaeda associate now President of the Quilliam Foundation, an influential voice in the fight against extremism. Hundreds of would-be jihadist fighters and supporters from Britain have journeyed to the self-declared Caliphate established by Daesh or IS, in territory straddling Syria and Iraq. Some have since returned to the UK, adding to the Government's fears of a potent home grown extremist threat. Will the British Governments intensified deradicalisation efforts work?

30 minutes

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Wed 23 Sep 2015 19:30GMT

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Noman Benotman

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