Simon Cottee is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, UK, and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is the author of The Apostates: When Muslims Leave Islam (2015), and ISIS and the Pornography of Violence (2019).

• Prologue: Holy War in Trinidad 1 My Son the Jihadist 2 The Jihad Goes Local: Yasin Abu Bakr and the 1990 Coup 3 The Jihad Goes Global: ISIS and the Trini Mujahideen 4 The Imam 5. Homeland Insecurity 6. The Lost Generation ConclusionIndex

Cottee’s book offers us new and original insights into the surprisingly understudied world of Trinidadian ISIS members. With such a relatively high proportion of its population joining ISIS, Trinidad offers a useful case study in better understanding the global reach of the movement. Cottee takes on the challenge of analysing this with passion and an eye for detail.

Simon Cottee is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, UK, and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is the author of The Apostates: When Muslims Leave Islam (2015), and ISIS and the Pornography of Violence (2019).

• Prologue: Holy War in Trinidad 1 My Son the Jihadist 2 The Jihad Goes Local: Yasin Abu Bakr and the 1990 Coup 3 The Jihad Goes Global: ISIS and the Trini Mujahideen 4 The Imam 5. Homeland Insecurity 6. The Lost Generation ConclusionIndex

Cottee’s book offers us new and original insights into the surprisingly understudied world of Trinidadian ISIS members. With such a relatively high proportion of its population joining ISIS, Trinidad offers a useful case study in better understanding the global reach of the movement. Cottee takes on the challenge of analysing this with passion and an eye for detail.

Simon Cottee is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, UK, and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is the author of The Apostates: When Muslims Leave Islam (2015), and ISIS and the Pornography of Violence (2019).

• Prologue: Holy War in Trinidad 1 My Son the Jihadist 2 The Jihad Goes Local: Yasin Abu Bakr and the 1990 Coup 3 The Jihad Goes Global: ISIS and the Trini Mujahideen 4 The Imam 5. Homeland Insecurity 6. The Lost Generation ConclusionIndex

Cottee’s book offers us new and original insights into the surprisingly understudied world of Trinidadian ISIS members. With such a relatively high proportion of its population joining ISIS, Trinidad offers a useful case study in better understanding the global reach of the movement. Cottee takes on the challenge of analysing this with passion and an eye for detail.