The Prodigal Returns

A recent episode of the podcast Invisibilia covered a story of how one small Danish town responded to young Muslim men leaving to go join ISIS in Syria. Instead of condemning the young men and describing them as terrorists, two police officers declared that they were welcome to come back and when they did, they would be connected to several resources that would help them re-integrate into Danish culture and make them feel more at home. Out of 34 boys who left the town, 18 have come back and b...