The Prince of Wales has described the extent to which young
people are becoming radicalized
as alarming" and one of the "greatest
worries".
In an interview with Radio 2's The Sunday Hour, Prince
Charles spoke of his hopes to "build bridges" between different
faiths.
He also spoke of his "deep concern" for the
suffering of Christian churches in the Middle East.
He is currently in Jordan on a six-day tour of the region.
The prince arrived in the capital Amman on Saturday night
and is due to hold talks with King Abdullah II later.
On the radicalization of young people, Prince Charles says:
"Well, of course, this is one of the greatest worries, I think, and the
extent to which this is happening is the alarming part.
"And particularly in a country like ours where you know
the values we hold dear.
You think that the people who have come here, [are] born
here, go to school here, would imbibe those values and outlooks."
"The frightening part is that people can be so
radicalized either through contact with somebody else or through the internet,
and the extraordinary amount of crazy stuff which is on the internet."
He told the BBC programme he believed part of the reason
some young people are radicalized is a "search for adventure and
excitement at a particular age".
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