LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain's Prince Charles said the numbers of vulnerable young Muslims
being radicalised by "crazy stuff" on the Internet was "frightening",
in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
The heir to the throne also
voiced concern about Christians fleeing the Middle East in droves,
saying the situation might end with very few left in the cradle of the
religion.
In a BBC radio interview, Charles said radicalisation was "one
of the greatest worries" and the issue could not be simply "swept under
the carpet.
Speaking of "the values we hold dear", Charles said: "You'd
think that the people who have come here, born here, go to school here
would abide by those values and outlooks.
"But, the frightening part is
that people can be so radicalised either through contact with somebody
else or through the Internet and the extraordinary amount of crazy stuff
which is on the Internet."
He added: "Some aspect of this radicalisation is a search for adventure and excitement at a particular age."
The Prince of Wales said much of his own
work with young people in deprived areas had been aimed at finding
“constructive paths”, for people to channel their energies.
“There are some really
interesting examples of how people can be de-radicalised once they
become radicalised because I think sometimes they find they are
horrified by what it leads to,” he said.
He said more people now realised they had to address prevention.“You can’t just sweep it under the carpet.”
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