article_snippet: Being just five years old at the time of the September 11 attacks ... my knowledge of the operation was basically non-existent.
article_snippet: Despite this, I was immediately drawn to the topics of al Qaeda and 'Islamic terrorism'," The blogger wrote.
article_snippet: It was from here that my research into al Qaeda ... and groups with similar ideologies worldwide began.
article_snippet: I spent every day researching online and reading the books I had begun collecting.
article_snippet: It was also the start of my respect for the mujahideen that would only grow to develop into a love of Islam and ultimately bring me here to the Islamic State.
article_snippet: It was also the moment I realised that violent global revolution was necessary to eliminate this system of governance and that...
article_snippet: I would likely be killed in this struggle.