While studying in Iran last month, I learnt from locals in Tabriz - TopicsExpress

While studying in Iran last month, I learnt from locals in Tabriz that their friends from Azerbaijan had joined the Islamic State simply because it is the largest employer in this economically depressed region. Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis displaced by war are also joining its ranks for mundane, economic reasons. This is unlike Muslim youth in Western nations who join the Islamic State for their own ideological reasons, something that has been highly publicised.