

Muslim immigrants present heterogeneous characteristics across EU countries implying the existence of diverse instances entailing radicalization cases and related risks which require modern policy capacities. EU Muslim immigrants, in particular youth, might be misled by radicalized messages deriving from current jihadist view of religious tenets. EU born immigrants (hence not belonging to first generation immigrants) are particularly exposed and vulnerable to the influence of vengeful purposes against Western societies. Some terrorist plots discovered in EU confirm this trend. Interestingly, effective actions carried out for counter-radicalization purposes are the chance for promoting equal opportunities, social integration and educational policies further than preventing terrorist organization proliferation. The identification of a common EU vision regarding terrorism-related matters borne by immigration and radicalization of Islam doctrine is the audacious commitment undertaken by relevant authorities in the course of recent years. The cultural power of the distorted and insane messages grounding on violent extremism and radicalization represents a strategic modus operandi for the proliferation of terrorist purposes. A comprehensive engagement for the development of policies and actions tailored for countering the misleading drift of religious tenets towards terrorism has to rely on an updated debate and open discussion among practitioners, academicians, policy-makers and lawenforcement actors.