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J.M. Berger is a consultant specializing in homegrown extremism, and author of the critically acclaimed book Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go To War In The Name Of Islam.

THE BOOK

Jihad Joe is the first comprehensive history of the American jihadist movement, tracking the phenomenon from the 1970s to the present. The book has been praised in reviews by the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, the Washington Times, Redstate.com, Library Journal and more. It is available in hardcover eveywhere books are sold, as well as Kindle, Nook and Google ebook editions.

RESEARCH AREAS

Homegrown violent extremism (HVE and CVE)

Terrorist and extremist use of the Internet

Lone wolf and loosely networked terrorism

American jihadists including Anwar Awlaki

History of jihadist and right-wing terrorism in the U.S.

Al Qaeda infiltration and targeting of U.S. military

Early Al Qaeda history and structure

Terrorist tactics and financing

Jihadist activity and financing during the Bosnian civil war

Document research and FOIA

BIOGRAPHY

J.M. Berger has been a journalist for 25 years, working in every form of media from newspapers to New Media, radio and television. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, the CTC Sentinel, the New York Daily News and the Boston Globe, and on National Public Radio, Public Radio International and the National Geographic Channel.

In addition to working internationally as an investigative reporter studying terrorism, he is an award-winning business writer and has covered science, technology and religion. He is currently working on a book about the FBI's infiltration of white supremacist and militia groups in the United States.

Berger consults on homegrown terrorism and online extremism and has presented his research to counterterrorism professionals such as the New York City Police Department's Intelligence Division, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University and more.

PRAISE FOR 'JIHAD JOE'

New York Times: "a timely warning from an expert who has not lost his perspective"

Washington Times: "How these American jihadists became radicalized, recruited and trained... constitute the core of Mr. Berger's important book."

Zenpundit: "Berger neither condemns nor excuses: he sees, he asks, he researches, he reports. ... a book to read... a book to admire."

Redstate.com: "well-researched and incredibly accessibly presented history of American involvement in violent jihad."

Publisher's Weekly: "lifts the veil on the phenomenon of American jihadists..."

Library Journal: "an easy read... the better choice for those seeking ... objective [journalism]."

Buy the book now!

J.M. BERGER

JIHAD JOE

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J.M. Berger took part in a panel discussing the impact of the Arab Spring on terrorism hosted by the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, along with Bruce Hoffman and Barak Barfi.

Jihad Joe and J.M. Berger were cited for a story on deradicalization programs in Pakistan published in Dawn.

The New York Daily News featured a piece by J.M. Berger on the faces of 2012.

The Royal College of Defence Studies included Jihad Joe on its recommended reading list for a course on "Strategy and Conflict in the Modern World."

J.M. Berger was quoted in a Slate story about Al Shabab's use of Twitter.

Jihad Joe, the new book by J.M. Berger, was cited in the House Homeland Security committee's investigative report on Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat To Military Communities Inside The United States.