Opinion among Arab youths on the reasons of some people to be attracted to ISIS 2016
This statistic shows the opinions among Arab youths on the reasons of some people to be attracted to ISIS (also known as Daesh) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as of February 2016. A twelve percent share of the respondents stated that the American invasion of Iraq was one of the primary reasons for some people to be attracted to ISIS/Daesh. Furthermore, in eight of the 16 countries that were surveyed, the lack of jobs is considered to be the number one reason that people join ISIS/Daesh.