Islamic Terrorist Radicalization through Online Jihadist Magazines

This study is a conceptual analysis of the role that online jihadist magazines play in the process of Islamic terrorist radicalization. This topic is essential because it demonstrates how successful jihad propagandists have been at finding new ways to radicalize new and potential recruits—often a young target audience—into the Salafist-jihadist doctrine. The four specific magazines examined are Al-Qaeda’s Inspire, ISIS’s Dabiq and Rumiyah, and Al-Shabaab’s Gaidi Mtaani. These units of analysis were selected because they remain the most influential online magazines in the jihadist world today. An important conclusion is that, although Islamic terrorist radicalization still happens offline (through face-to-face meetings, group communication, or various rituals), internet content that promotes jihadism can yield equally damaging consequences in the real-world environment, as demonstrated by a myriad of terrorist attacks (in Europe and the United States) that were inspired by those online magazines

Archaeology · Criminology · Islam · Media studies · Political science · Radicalization · Sociology · Terrorism · Violent extremism · History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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  Abu Bakarr Bah, Sirojuddin Arif•Comparative Sociology•2024

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