This thesis examines why young Western Muslim women from the UK are drawn to join and support ISIS in its established territories in Syria and Iraq and identifies their role within these territories. The critical role of technology, specifically social media, in facilitating the…
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Because many militant groups from the Islamist political landscape and beyond have suffered extinction, survival of insurgent groups in a context of insecurity and rivalry is not a fact. In 2010, the Islamic State in Iraq was near extinction and considered as defeated by a myria…
This thesis argues that Anwar al Awlaki created Inspire magazine in an effort to promote and justify violent jihad. Based on a thorough review of ten issues of the magazine, research provides evidence that Awlaki and Samir Khan sought to shape the identity of young male Muslims …
This dissertation consists of three distinct substantive papers that are designed to stand on their own as published articles, but which are also arranged in such a way as to form a coherent whole, with a logical progression from paper to paper. They are unified around the theme…
Jihadism, in Islam, shares several 'family resemblances' with other religious fundamentalist movements. One of these noteworthy traits is militance against secularism and non-fundamentalist belief. While traditional scholars interpret jihad (literally 'a struggle') primarily as …