Articles of the Week – 8/29-9/4

Sunday August 30:

Sectarianism in the service of Salafism: Shiites as a political tool for Jordanian Salafis – Joas Wagemakers, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/3jN1ScJ

Monday August 31:

Failure to Launch: The Islamic State’s Misadventures in Malaysia – Munira Mustaffa, The ISIS Reader: bit.ly/32KaWIF

ISIS Resurgence in Al Hawl Camp and Human Smuggling Enterprises in Syria: Crime and Terror Convergence? – Christian Vianna de Azevedo, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/3lGVLIX

Why has al-Qaeda gone quiet in Syria? – Mina al-Lami, BBC Monitoring: https://bit.ly/3ibI6XO

How the Coronavirus Is Affecting American Jihadist Travelers – Andrew Mines, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2ERAHyO

Inside the Foreign Fighter Pipeline to Syria: A Case Study of a Portuguese Islamic State Network – Nuno Tiago Pinto, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/3hZlcCZ

The Islamic State’s Strategic Trajectory in Africa: Key Takeaways from its Attack Claims – Tomasz Rolbiecki, Pieter Van Ostaeyen, and Charlie Winter, CTC Sentinel: bit.ly/31KkZy8

Wednesday September 2:

Decoding Hate: Using Experimental Text Analysis to Classify Terrorist Content – Abdullah Alrhmoun, Shiraz Maher, and Charlie Winter, GNET: https://bit.ly/3lNUVKh

Who Is the New Leader of Islamic State-Khorasan Province? – Abdul Sayed, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2QT1FrU

Does Deradicalization Work? – John Horgan, Katharina Meredith, and Katerina Papatheodorou, Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization: https://bit.ly/3jP6VJw

Pressure to prove: Muslim converts’ activism and radicalism mediated by religious struggle and punishing Allah reappraisal – Ari D. Fodeman, Daniel W. Snook, and John G. Horgan, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3jH6u3W

Thursday September 3:

Rebel Governance at the Time of Covid-19: Emergencies as Opportunities for Rebel Rulers – Marta Furlan, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2EYt1dZ

Who Said We Were Terrorists? Issues with Terrorism Data and Inclusion Criteria – Wesley S. McCann, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3i0V5LY

Friday September 4:

Can Communal Violence Fuel an ISIS Threat in India? An Analysis of ‘Voice of Hind’ – Prithvi Iyer and Maya Mirchandani, Observer Research Foundation: bit.ly/358w4Lg