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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Jihad"”.
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Civilizational Jihad: The Implications of Terrorist Strategy
Since the Revolution in Military Affairs triggered by the events of 9-11, there have been broad efforts to "transform" the institutional culture and focus of the national security community. Nonetheless, one skill-set that has not adapted to current requirements is that of broad strategic analysis, …
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Jihad in Cyberspace and Tomorrow's Cyber-Terrorist Attack
<p>This thesis explores how jihadi terrorists are exploiting the cyberspace, specifically the internet, through jihad. The beginning of the thesis explores the denotation of the term jihad and an understanding of it as stated in the Qur'an. After acknowledging that cyber-terrorism is a very …
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Jihad and American Education: An Examination of Textbook Inclusion
This study investigates what impact has the American educational system had in conveying the religious ideals of Islam within high school classrooms and has classroom discussions dealing with the societal profiles of Muslims been proactive or passive in dealing with this controversial issue? The …
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Justifying jihad: US politics, propaganda and the Afghan mujahedeen
Hard-line anti-communists in the United States recognised the potential for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 to embroil their super-power rival in a ‘Vietnam-like quagmire.’ Their covert operation to arm the mujahedeen is well documented. This dissertation argues that propaganda and …
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Leitin að jihad: Samanburður á talíbönum, al Kaída og Íslamska ríkinu
… fær mun minni athygli en allt annað. Hugtakið jihad kemur oft fyrir í ritgerðinni en það er oft þýtt sem ,,heilagt stríð“ sem gefur hins vegar ekki nægilega góða mynd af merkingu þess. Hugtakið heilagt stríð var fyrst notað um hernaðarleiðangra kristinna manna gegn múslímum árið 1095. Á …
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Wilderness of Mirrors: Optimizing Psychological Operations to Counter the Global Jihad
… collectively referred to as the Global Jihad Movement. In order to counter terrorist mobilization and recruitment, the U.S. should focus more attention on other state tools to counter terrorism such as diplomacy, financial controls, criminal law enforcement, intelligence, and more …
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Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice
<p>On August 23rd, 1996 The Declaration of Jihad was released by Osama bin Laden urging the Muslim community to heed to the call to jihad. The longest of bin Laden’s early messages, the Declaration of Jihad outlines a call to jihad against America for their continued presence in the Kingdom of …
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Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice
<p>On August 23rd, 1996 The Declaration of Jihad was released by Osama bin Laden urging the Muslim community to heed to the call to jihad. The longest of bin Laden’s early messages, the Declaration of Jihad outlines a call to jihad against America for their continued presence in the Kingdom of …
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American Murids: Muslim proponents of nonviolence open alternative conversations about Islam, jihad and immigration
This ethnography of a Senegalese religious community in New York, the Muridiyya, brings into conversation a nonviolent Sufi Muslim witness with an American discourse on Islam, violence and immigration. Murids put into practice the spiritual and ethical values of nonviolence learned from their …
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Framing reality, choosing the tactic: the Islamic Jihad Movement and the Second Intifada (2000-2005)
… evolution of different tactics by the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (PIJ) during the Second Intifada (2000-2005). Drawing upon a new dataset on PIJ repertoires of actions and a frame analysis of PIJ written documentation, the analysis demonstrates that the selection and evolution of …
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Die Linke und der Jihad : ideologische Schnittstellen zwischen der extremen Linken und dem sunnitischen Islamismus
Im Zuge der Diskussionen um den Irakkrieg 2003 oder den Einsatz des israelischen Militärs gegen die Hisbollah 2006 konnte beobachtet werden, dass sich die extreme Linke stärker denn je dem politischen Islam angenährt hat. Zwar gab es bereits in den 1970ern Kooperationen linker und palästinensischer …
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Islamic Authority and the Articulation of Jihad: Approaching Jihadist Authority through the Islamist Magazine Inspire
… legitimate Islamic authority on conceptions of jihad. Spearheaded by militant Sunni movements, jihad in the modern era has taken on new purposes and practices that more closely resemble general understandings of terrorism than the regulated forms of warfare cemented during the classical period …
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The Multifarious Jihads Of Malcolm X: From Malcolm Little To El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Quote: I Am All That I Have Been. El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, 1964
… to utilize is the Islamic cultural practice of Jihad. The attraction for me was juxtaposing various concepts of Jihad, which is most closely aligned with the manifestations of Malcolm X's faith as a Muslim. By using Jihad as my critical lens for analyzing his life and speeches I hope to present …
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Trys džihadizmo ideologijos bangos. Lyginamoji analizė /
This thesis examines three ideologies of modern jihadism in the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis is based upon assumption that the jihadism caused three waves in the last century: the first one started with Iranian revolution in 1979, jihadis fought local secular regimes; second, far …
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Dzsihád: terrorizmus, vagy szabadságharc?: a fogalom multidiszciplináris vizsgálata = Jihad: Terrorism or Fight for Freedom? Multidisciplinary study of the concept
A disszertáció témája a dzsihád, annak multidiszciplináris vizsgálata és konceptualizálása. Azt a hipotézist kívánja bizonyítani, hogy az igazi dzsihád nem egyenlő a terrorizmussal. Mi a dzsihád, mi az eredeti, valódi jelentése? Többféle dzsihád létezik, ha igen, azok hogyan viszonyulnak egymáshoz? …
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HAMAS in Gaza: History, Doctrine, and Practice
… violence that seem to suggest fighting through jihad against an enemy. The Prophet Muhammad’s participation in battles and raids appears to suggest that jihad is a physical act of violence against non-Muslims. Several Muslim jurists describe jihad as an action taken against an enemy on the …
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Pendayagunaan dana zakat dalam bentuk beasiswa perspektif Yusuf Qardhawi: Studi tentang program beasiswa Pusat Kajian Zakat dan Wakaf El-Zawa Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
… Allah), pada masa Rasulullah fisabilillah yakni jihad dengan cara memerangi kaum musyrik, namun dewasa ini pemahaman jihad semakin berkembang, salah satu tokoh ulama fiqh yang meluaskan jihad yakni Yusuf Qardhawi. Orang yang memenuhi kewajiban ilmunya juga bisa dikatakan jihad, oleh karena itu …
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"Jihad is the Way and Death for the Sake of Allah is our Highest Aspiration": A Narrative Analysis of Sayyid Qutb's Milestones
The volatile dynamic between radical Islamists and Western society is well established, often revealing itself through violent acts of terrorism. This ongoing conflict has prompted a spike of critical interest in the communication between extremists and the outsiders they perceive as enemies, …
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Estado Islámico: terrorismo en HD y jihad 2.0 Narrativa y encuadre del grupo que quiso instaurar un califato global en el siglo XXI
… de acento británico y con un apodo, Jihadi John, que surge de The Beatles. Una serie de videos presentados en capítulos como si fuera un reality show ofrecido en un Netflix del terror. El uso de hashtags en Twitter que hacen referencia al Mundial de Fútbol y al cumpleaños de la …
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Islamic Law of Warfare and the Question of Suicide Terrorism: An Usuli Twelver Shia Perspective
… use Islamic jurisprudential terms, including jihad, to justify their otherwise felonious acts of terrorism. This tactic of sanctification of criminal acts of terrorism by use of Islamic legal terms and language may lead one to decide that it is Islamic law per se that is the driving force …
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