Essays about: "Caliphate"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the word Caliphate.

  1. 6. A Naive Victim or a Willing ISIS-devotee? - Deserving or losing your human rights : A critical discourse analysis of two British newspaper's framing of Shamima Begum and her human rights

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Frida Garvill; [2020]
    Keywords : Framing; Shamima Begum; UK; Foreign Fighters; Islam; Human rights;

    Abstract : Between 2011 and 2019 around 900 British citizens left the United Kingdom to travel to Syria and join militant groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS) (EPRS, 2018, p.33). READ MORE

  3. 7. The role of women in a changing IS, A study of the correlation between successes, setbacks and the role of women in the Islamic State

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

    Author : Anna Zahlin; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamic State; IS; Women; Extremism; Process tracing; Jihadism;

    Abstract : Terrorism is a global problem and the existence of IS has been of global concern. People from all over the world have travelled to the caliphate to fight for IS, and 79 countries and organizations with USA in the lead has fought the battles against IS. READ MORE

  4. 8. Hizb ut-Tahrir: What Kind of Caliphate?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albin Dahlander; [2019]
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  5. 9. The successor of the Prophet : A historical analysis of the early political differences between the Sunni and Shi’a Islamic school of thoughts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Suliman Khalid; [2018]
    Keywords : Saqifa; Ghadir Khumm; Orientalism; Thaqalayn; Ahlul Bayt; Mawla; Wali; Caliphate; Hadith; Sunni; Shi’a; Sahih sittahs; Bukhari; Muslim; Nahjul Balagha.;

    Abstract : The early split of Islam is regarded as one of the most profound and complex events in Islamic history, not only would it lay the foundation of two predominant branches of Islam, but it would also be one of the oldest arguments in Islamic history. Who is the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammed? This essay aims to explore the deep root behind the initial schism of Islam and understand the arguments both schools use to legitimize their position. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Caliphate and the Aiding Sword : A content analysis of "Islamic State" propaganda

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Gustav Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamic State; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Caliphate; Propaganda; Violent extremism; Jihad; Takfir; Islamiska Staten; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Kalifat; Propaganda; Våldsbejakande extremism; Jihad; Takfir;

    Abstract : A content analysis of "Islamic State" (IS) propaganda material released around the movement's proclamation of a Caliphate in 2014, this study is an attempt at analysing ways in which presented arguments express a coherent narrative of symbolic meaning. Using Robert Benford & David Snow's ideas on the so-called three core framing tasks as a clarifying template, I discuss ways in which the analysed material argues for the legitimacy and relevance of the IS movement. READ MORE