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1. The concept of civilians in terrorist thought : A multiple case study on the discourse of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, studies on Islamic terrorism and terrorist ideology dramatically increased. Although the term has been difficult to define, "terrorism" is commonly used to describe unlawful violence against civilians for political aims. READ MORE
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2. How does othering in Abu Bakr Naji’s The Management of Savagery and Anders Breivik’s 2083 reveal what the two authors perceive as the main external threats to their own groups?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Othering is central in the rhetoric of both Abu Bakr Naji and Anders Breivik throughout their works. Both authors use it as a device to drive a psychological wedge between the groups of ‘us’ and ‘them’. READ MORE
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3. UNITED BY FAITH, DIVIDED BY …? A comparative content analysis on the splintering of the Islamic Terrorism Movement
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Through a qualitative comparative content analysis, this thesis sets out to describe current splintering within the Islamist terrorist movement – a noteworthy change given previous intergroup tolerance. The comparison is made between al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Hamas. READ MORE
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4. The Strategy of the Islamic State: Instrumental and Organizational Developments in Relation to the Strategy of Al Qaeda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are two of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world, whose terror campaigns have changed the nature of global jihadi terrorism in fundamental ways. The purpose of this thesis is to study the strategy of the Islamic State in relation to the strategy of Al Qaeda, with Martha Crenshaw’s Instrumental and Organizational Perspectives. READ MORE
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5. The changing winds of aid : An exploration of of aid disbursements to Muslim countries
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : There have been many deadly terrorist attacks which have taken place in the 21st Century. At the turn of the century the world was transfixed as two planes were hijacked and flown into the ‘Twin Towers.’ Many recent attacks have been carried out by Islamic Fundamentalist groups. READ MORE
