In the Skin of a Jihadist

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Published in France in January 2015, In the Skin of a Jihadist has spent several weeks on the bestseller list there, climbing to 4. On Facebook, Melodie a twenty-year-old-convert to Islam living with her mother and sister in Toulouse meets Bilel, a French-born, high-ranking militant for the Islamic State in Syria. Within days, Bilel falls in love with Melodie, Skypes her repeatedly, and adamantly urges her to come to Syria, marry him, and do jihad. The honey-tongued suitor promises the innocent, fatherless young girl a life of material comfort and spiritual purpose. But Melodie is actually Anna Erelle, a Parisian based journalist investigating the recruitment channels of the Islamic state, whose digital propaganda Jihad 2.0 constitutes one of its most formidable and frightening weapons, successfully mobilizing increasing numbers of young Europeans. IN THE SKIN OF A JIHADIST is a young French journalist's riveting and unprecedented look at how today's most ruthless terrorists use social media and technology to reach disaffected youth witnessed through the undercover investigation that led to her deep involvement with a key member of ISIS.