George Washington University has hired Jesse Morton, a reformed Islamic extremist, to work as a fellow in its Program on Extremism, The New York Times reported. He’s the first former jihadist to assume a public role in the US.

Morton, who the Times described as one of the “most prolific recruiters for Al Qaeda,” was previously known as Younus Abdullah Muhammad and helped form an extremist group called Revolution Muslim. Several of his recruits are now fighting for ISIS.

Morton will have a role at George Washington’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security, a nonpartisan read more >>>

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