Essays about: "apostasy"

Found 3 essays containing the word apostasy.

1. 1. Excommunication, Apostasy, and the Islamic State : The practice of Takfir in the Islamic State, an analysis of the propaganda magazine Dabiq.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Jesper Bjelke; Björn Edvard Lervik; [2020]
   Keywords : apostasy; takfir; excommunication; the islamic state; dabiq;

   Abstract : The Islamic State (IS) infamously carried out brutal acts of terrorism against the west. These acts of terrorism in Europe and the USA does, however, not make up most of the violence instigated by the Islamic State. This majority of violence took place in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State conquered large territories. READ MORE

3. 2. Illuminating Voices In The Dark: The utilisation of communication technology within online Arab atheist communities

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Matthew Thomas; [2017]
   Keywords : Comdev; Atheism; Ex muslim; Social media; Apostasy; Islam; Blasphemy; cyber-jihad; Collective identity; New social movements; Social movement studies;

   Abstract : The presence of atheists within the Muslim world has begun to receive global attention after a number of cases in which atheist bloggers and writers in majority Muslim countries were killed for criticising Islam. The rise in number of Arab atheist Facebook groups has sparked conversation about the rise in number of atheists across the Arab world, and to what extent the use of social media platforms has facilitated this. READ MORE

4. 3. The Case of Meriam Ishag Yahia in the Swedish Media : An investigation into framing of systematic civil injustices of apostasy

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Hulda Fahmi; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

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