Articles of the Week – 12/12-12/18

Monday December 14:

Scriptural legitimation and the mobilisation of support for religious violence: experimental evidence across three religions and seven countries – Ruud Koopmans, Eylem Kanol, and Dietlind Stolle, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: https://bit.ly/34pQCOg

Tuesday December 15:

My Beloved Brothers in God, This Is An Invitation: The Islamic State’s Dawa and Mosques Administration – Aaron Y. Zelin, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/34q1FqR

IS Khorasan, the US–Taliban Deal, and the Future of South Asian Security – Kabir Taneja, Observer Research Foundation: https://bit.ly/3alkmj6

Wednesday December 16:

Confronting the caliphate? Explaining civil resistance in jihadist proto-states – Isak Svensson and Daniel Finnbogason, European Journal of International Relations: https://bit.ly/34pEvAW

Thursday December 17:

Dialoguing and negotiating with Al-Shabaab: the role of clan elders as insider-partial mediators – Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, Journal of Eastern African Studies: https://bit.ly/2Kx8waJ

The Future of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan & Pakistan – Abdul Sayed, Center for Global Policy: https://bit.ly/3p5mEXA

Friday December 18:

Intersections of Extremisms: White Nationalist/Salafi-Jihadi Propaganda Overlaps and Essentialist Narratives about Muslims – Meili Criezis, Journal of Education in Muslim Societies: https://bit.ly/3aFnx5d