kosovo: hotbed of islam for saudi, persian proxy

The New York Times takes a deep look at Kosovo's transformation into a hotbed of support for the Islamic State, encouraged in large part by Saudi-funded proselytization. The tiny European country has now produced an estimated 314 foreign fighters for the Islamic State, a figure which includes two suicide bombers. At the end of the Kosovo War, Islam in Kosovo had a largely moderate character, but officials say Saudi funding, and preachers that came in after the end of the conflict have sowed a message of intolerance and incitement to violence that has made the Islamic State's message a disturbingly popular one.