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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Islamic State"”.
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Taking Terrorists at Their Word: Testing the Co-Religionist Hypothesis in Islamic State Propaganda
… that, as conflict researchers, we can look to Islamic State’s (referred to from here on as ‘Daesh’) own recruitment propaganda to identify the best people to counter Daesh’s violent rhetoric. This project analyzes Daesh’s main print publication, <em>Dabiq</em>, to catalogue and classify the …
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A critique of contemporary Islamist political philosophy with specific regard to the concept of Islamic state
… themselves to the ideal of attaining an 'Islamic state'. In their quest for the realization of this objective, they envisage a total mobilization of Muslim societies in accordance with "the Islamic shari'a law" under a universal state. The main architects of this ideal of Islamic state in …
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An Organizational Analysis of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
… of many communities and beliefs. Following 9/11, Islamic Terrorism put fear into many individuals. New fronts of the War on Terror began to open as militaries began to engage terrorist groups who sought to take action through radical beliefs. Al Qaeda had opened up a new front and joined the ranks …
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THE STRATEGIC USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE ISLAMIC STATE: EXPLORING THE CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY OF EXTREMISM
In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) captured the world’s attention with the declaration of the Caliphate. IS showed significant success in exploiting the social media landscape to deliver costly signals that advanced its outbidding, intimidation, and polarization strategies. This thesis explored the …
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The fascination of the 'Islamic State': Perceived iInjustice and crises of identity - why German citizens join the extremist organization
… world living outside of it. The self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) attracted the highest number of foreign fighters in the history of Islamic social movements, and continues to recruit from foreign countries. While the majority of the foreign fighters come from neighbouring …
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The legality of the use of force against terrorists: an examination of the United air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria
… challenged by recent developments involving non-state actors. This dissertation considers the legality of the use of force against non-state actors, specifically terrorists, where the terrorist acts are not attributable to the territorial state. The United States' air campaign against the Islamic …
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Asymmetries of Terror and Violence in the Space of Exception: The Colonised Other, the Two- Tiers of Sovereignty in International Law and the Emergence of Islamic State (IS)
… led to the establishment of the Caliphate by Islamic State (IS) in 2014, examining the link between the phenomenon of imperialism and the ultimate rise of Islamic State. Given the devastation that has caused by terrorist activities, the source of terrorism and their grievances should be an …
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Radicalisation of European Citizens and ISIS Terrorism
… a sensitive phenomenon, most especially, Islamic radicalization. The activities of Islamic extremists and terrorists have been identified with a good number of European citizens, who have joined the Islamic State (IS) and engaged in acts of terror against their own citizens and …
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Accountability for ISIS atrocities : is the International Criminal Court a viable prosecutorial option?
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is a jihadist militant group. The members of this militant group have committed criminal acts of unspeakable cruelty. These staggering criminal conducts are documented by the United Nations, international human rights organisations, and media. Besides, the …
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An Analysis of Women and Terrorism: Perpetrators, Victims, Both?
… in terrorism under groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. It will research the use of violence within terrorist organizations, perpetrated by female participants. What leads women to join groups like the Islamic State? There will be an analysis of the factors that attract women to joining …
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The Digital Caliphate: critically examining the Islamic State’s use of cyberspace to advance it’s overarching goals
… examine the nuanced relationship between the Islamic State and the internet, particularly as a tool which has been exploited to further the groups wider goals. This study will endeavour to examine this complex relationship by analysing three key components of the Islamic State’s use of …
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The Bear Is Emaciated: Russia's Projected Demographic Decline and Collapse, and How the United States Must Prepare
… remark made in one of my classes at Missouri State University's Department of Defense and Strategic Studies by Dr. Berman, who said that the Russian Federation would have a majority Muslim military by 2025 and become an Islamic state by 2050. Over the next two and a half years at the DSS …
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Pengaruh konsep diri terhadap perilaku shopping addiction pada mahasiswi Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
… of female students in Maulana Malik Ibrahim Islamic State University of Malang? (2) How is the degree of shopping addiction of female students in Maulana Malik Ibrahim Islamic State University of Malang? (3) How is the level of influence of self-concept on shopping addiction of female …
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Hubungan antara tingkat religiusitas dengan berpacaran pada mahasiswa semester VI Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
… Students in Six Semester Faculty of Psychology Islamic State University Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. This research used quantitative method with correlation approach where the data was obtained from the observation using for explained some of variable had given. This research was take place in …
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The Role of Women in Terrorism
… female terrorists' profiles of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.</p>
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At the Sea's Edge: Revisiting the Origins of Native Seamanship in Southern Arabia
Research into the pre-Islamic Arabs has posited an autochthonous, maritime tradition in Southern Arabia which provided the foundation for effective use of sea power within the early Islamic state. Using historical and archaeological evidence, the existence of such a tradition is reexamined within …
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Organization and community : the determinants of insurgent military effectiveness
The United States and other members of the international community have expended billions of dollars and thousands of lives confronting insurgent organizations across the globe. Strikingly, however, there has been little analysis of how some groups have developed the military capacity to challenge …
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Christian Minorities and the Struggle for Nineveh: The Assyrian Democratic Movement in Iraq and the Nineveh Plains Protection Units
… for minorities in the Nineveh Plain. The Islamic State's invasion in June 2014 made this dynamic even more complex. This dissertation explores how a second-order minority mobilized to protect its homelands during state breakdown and state recalibration. It examines how an Iraqi Christian …
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Between the Left and the Right: Jihadi Brides' British Media Frames Post ISIS Fall
… on the promises of the perfect life within the Islamic state. It is important to understand this phenomenon especially after the fall of ISIS. Media narratives and frames help shape the public opinion and the societal actions toward different societal issues. This research is important because …
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