correspondent dan lothian says part of the lure is what volunteers are promised. it, too, he says, is social media, taking the islamists' messages everywhere. >> reporter: hanif qadir knows first-hand how easily radicals can claim young hearts and minds. 12 years ago he traveled from britain to afghanistan to help women and children caught up in war, but was reeled in by the taliban. >> i wanted to do something positive, but by getting involved with them i was slowly drawn into radical thinking, radical views, and then slowly being sucked into looking at other options of doing positive work, and that even meant violence. >> reporter: the depth of that violence is on display across the internet. extremist groups like isis spew disturbing rhetoric and proudly carry out beheadings. it's often done in the name of religion. >> people have tended to focus very much on, okay, this has to do with islam, but it is ultimately an islam that is interpreted by criminals. >> reporter: however the qur'an is interpreted, radicals are finding new recruits in the u.s. and around th