Category: Articles of the Week

Monday November 5:

Juhayman al-Otaibi and the Millatu Ibrahim – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2RLIUFc

The Salafi Worldview and the Hermeneutical Limits of Mainstream Sunni Critique of Salafi-Jihadism – Adis Duderija, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2QyQB1w

Competition and Innovation in a Hostile Environment: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Moved to Twitter in 2013–2014 – Gunnar J. Weimann, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2RLIWwO

Wednesday November 7:

Why Did the Jihadi Cold War in Yemen End? – Tore Refslund Hamming, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2DtD7kO

What Explains Counterterrorism Effectiveness? Evidence from the U.S. Drone War in Pakistan – Asfandyar Mir, International Security: https://bit.ly/2DgfiMx

Women’s Radicalization to Religious Terrorism: An Examination of ISIS Cases in the United States – Lauren R. Shapiro and Marie-Helen Maras, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2AYNdaE

Thursday November 8:

A minority within a minority?: the complexity and multilocality of transnational Twelver Shia networks in Britain – Oliver Scharbrodt, Contemporary Islam: https://bit.ly/2AWuaOf

The Portugal Connection in the Strasbourg-Marseille Islamic State Terrorist Network – Nuno Tiago Pinto, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2JTaduB

Converging Factors Signal Increasing Terror Threat to Tajikistan – Damon Mehl, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2Pp2AlR

The Trojan horse: the Madkhali movement in North Africa – George Joffé, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/2QuTZuh

Monday October 29:
Empty Threats: How Extremist Organizations Bluff in Terrorist Campaigns – Charles W. Mahoney, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2OlYgym
Disrupting Daesh: Measuring Takedown of Online Terrorist Material and Its Impacts – Maura Conway, Moign Khawaja, Suraj Lakhani, Jeremy Reffin, Andrew Robertson, and David Weir, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2AHq7oS
Tuesday October 30:
The Derna Mujahideen Shura Council: A Revolutionary Islamist Coalition in Libya – Kevin Truitte, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Rkg6ng 
Wednesday October 31:
Tunisia’s Female Jihadists – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/2JxRoNm 
Muwālāt and Apostasy in the Early Sokoto Caliphate – Kota Kariya, Islamic Africa: https://bit.ly/2PwWtLh 
Changing of the Guards: Politico-Religious Authority and Islamic Education in Mogadishu, Somalia – Ahmed Sh. Ibrahim, Islamic Africa: https://bit.ly/2Pw6ybu 
What Explains the Flow of Foreign Fighters to ISIS? – Efraim Benmelech and Esteban F. Klor, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2qqVWwy
Thursday November 1:
An Internal Report on Extremism in the Islamic State – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2zlmvHh
Song and rebellion in the Syrian uprising – Joel D. Parker, Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2AXmtr4
Talking with terrorists, talking with governments: insurgent perspectives on legitimisation and engagement – Philippe Eugène Duhart, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2DxBeDJ
Friday November 2:
The Release and Community Supervision of Radicalised Offenders: Issues and Challenges that Can Influence Reintegration – Adrian Cherney, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2OnFtmm

Sunday October 21:
Applying Moral Foundations Theory to Identify Terrorist Group Motivations – Lindsay Hahn, Ron Tamborini, Eric Novotny, Clare Grall, and Brian Klebig, Political Psychology: https://bit.ly/2PRlQEE 
Monday October 22:
Jihadi Attacks in Tunisia Prior to 2011 – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: https://bit.ly/2PRS6Yt 
Religion and state entanglement and interstate armed conflict initiation, 1990–2010 – Davis Brown, Religion, State and Society: https://bit.ly/2AtplvO
Promoting Extreme Violence: Visual and Narrative Analysis of Select Ultraviolent Terror Propaganda Videos Produced by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2015 and 2016 – Vivek Venkatesh, Jeffrey S. Podoshen, Jason Wallin, Jihan Rabah, and Daniel Glass, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2z6SI55
Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization: Evidence from the Canadian Context – Mehmet F. Bastug, Aziz Douai, and Davut Akca, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Atfbvi
Tuesday October 23:
Causes of the Jihad of Usman Ɗan Fodio : a historiographical review – John Edward Philips, Journal for Islamic Studies: https://bit.ly/2CYqsWT 
Thursday October 25:
The Primary of Praxis: Clerical Authority in Syria’s Conflict – Shiraz Maher, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2CGdagx
Government interference in religious institutions and terrorism – Peter S. Henne, Religion, State and Society: https://bit.ly/2yIGTD1
Building Community Resilience? Community Perspectives of the Countering Violent Extremism Pilot Program in Minneapolis/St. Paul – Melissa J. Salyk-Virk, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2SFl2EH
Friday October 26:
Abu Qatada al-Filastini: “I am not a Jihadi, or a Salafi” – Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/2zmsCLy

Monday October 15:
Salafism in America: History, Evolution, Radicalization Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2NO17Qj
The Fatemiyoun Division: Afghan fighters in the Syrian civil war – Tobias Schneider, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2yJQsR8
Islamist parties and foreign policy in North Africa: bridging ideology and pragmatism – Quinn Mecham, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/2OzlQMP
Wednesday October 17:
The Grand Strategy of Militant Clients: Iran’s Way of War – Afshon Ostovar, Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2CtbwPl
Which Australian terrorist plots have been directly connected to Islamic State, and how? – Andrew Zammit, Avert Research Network: https://bit.ly/2AjSVnp
Thursday October 18:
Nidal Hasan: A Case Study in Lone Actor Terrorism’ – Katharine Poppe, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2J5GwpX
Social context, interpersonal network, and identity dynamics: A social psychological case study of terrorist recidivism – Moh Abdul Hakim and Dhestina Religia Mujahidah, Asian Journal of Social Psychology: https://bit.ly/2PSzYxi 

Monday October 8:
Katibat ‘Uqbah Bin Nafi/al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib Attacks in Tunisia – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: https://bit.ly/2RL30QM
The Armed Islamic Group’s Manifesto – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2IPKnap
Born Under a Bad Sign: Many children of jihadis in Algeria are being denied an identity, education, and much more – Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck, Diwan: https://bit.ly/2zZz6kY 
Tuesday October 9:
Building “Terrorism Studies” as an Interdisciplinary Space: Addressing Recurring Issues in the Study of Terrorism – Mark Youngman, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2OlGvUt
Wednesday October 10:
Once upon a time: Western genres and narrative constructions of a romantic jihad – Hanna Pfeifer and Alexander Spencer, Journal of Language and Politics: https://bit.ly/2Cj4mgr 
Thursday October 11:
The Two Faces of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – Gregory D. Johnsen, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2RIPQUq
Friday October 12:
Two Houses Divided: How Conflict in Syria Shaped the Future of Jihadism – Hassan Hassan, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2NPau1X

The Islamic State’s Mufti on Trial: The Saga of the “Silsila ‘Ilmiyya” – Cole Bunzel, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2yNbH4u

Sunday September 30:
Osama Bin Laden and the Algerian Jihad – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2DXDBAE
Monday October 1:
Radicalization Trajectories: An Evidence-Based Computational Approach to Dynamic Risk Assessment of “Homegrown” Jihadists – Jytte Klausen, Rosanne Libretti, Benjamin W. K. Hung, and Anura P. Jayasumana, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2BW24DI
Tuesday October 2:
ISIS’s Second Resurgence – Brandon Wallace and Jennifer Cafarella, Institute for the Study of War: https://bit.ly/2y28pL9
How “Alone” are Lone-Actors? Exploring the Ideological, Signaling, and Support Networks of Lone-Actor Terrorists – David C. Hofmann, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2RsJHvI 
Wednesday October 3:
The Islamic State in East Africa – Hiraal Institute: https://bit.ly/2OajyDS
Thursday October 4:
Issues in the Sociology and Psychology of Religious Conversion – Daniel W. Snook, Michael J. Williams, and John G. Horgan, Pastoral Psychology: https://bit.ly/2Efgd1N

Monday September 24:
Mujahideen Mobilization: Examining the Evolution of the Global Jihadist Movement’s Communicative Action Repertoire – Maxime Bérubé and Benoit Dupont, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2DMiEJ4
The Use of Stimulants in the Ranks of Islamic State: Myth or Reality of the Syrian Conflict – Joseph El Khoury, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2xVHyzK
Tuesday September 25:
In the Spotlight: How International Attention Affects Militant Behavior – Jori Breslawski, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2Ql1vYn
Kenya’s Jihadi Clerics: Formulation of a “Liberation Theology” and the Challenge to Secular Power – Hassan Juma Ndzovu, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/2zCxw8x
Ibn Taymiyya’s Fatwa on Martial Arts Training – Yahya Michot and Lina Stas, The Muslim World: https://bit.ly/2DYAvfA 
The Ḥanbalī Emigration of 551–569 AH/1156–1173 AD in the Context of the Legal Discourse on Muslims under Non‐Muslim Rule – Bogdan C. Smarandache, The Muslim World: https://bit.ly/2DQmIHX 
Thursday September 27:
Dissent in the Islamic State: The Controversy Over Abu Ya’qub al-Maqdisi – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2Og1qI1
‘Reading the ads in al-Daʿwa magazine: commercialism and Islamist activism in al-Sadat’s Egypt’ – Aaron Rock-Singer and Steven Brooke, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2DCJu61
Telling stories of terrorism: a framework for applying narrative approaches to the study of militant’s self-accounts – Simon Copeland, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2IKCrYd
Friday September 28:
Hajin in Deir az-Zor: Interview – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2zTskx9
Experimental Effects of a Call-Center Disclaimer Regarding Confidentiality on Callers’ Willingness to Make Disclosures Related to Terrorism – Michael J. Williams, Jocelyn J. Bélanger, John Horgan, and William P. Evans, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2RuBVl1
The local geography of transnational terrorism – Josiah Marineau, Henry Pascoe, Alex Braithwaite, Michael Findley, and Joseph Young, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2pDGuMX
Brand ISIS: Interactions of the Tangible and Intangible Environments – Greg Simons, Journal of Political Marketing: https://bit.ly/2O8EtXV

Saturday September 15:
AQIM Advice to ‘Boko Haram’ Dissidents: Full Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2xwlqMG
Sunday September 16:
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Prepares For The Fateful Battle For Idlib – N. Mozes, Middle East Media Research Institute: https://bit.ly/2PXlGvd
The Enemy Gets a Vote – Kim Cragin, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2DlNh7J
Monday September 17:
Abu Bakr Shekau in His Own Words: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2xrKHru
Boko Haram’s Split on Women in Combat – Rachel Bryson and Audu Bulama Bukarti, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: https://bit.ly/2OHbLcZ
Tuesday September 18:
ISIS Is Poised to Make a Comeback in Syria – Hassan Hassan, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/2QFoRsn
America Is Quietly Expanding Its War in Tunisia – Héni Nsaibia, The National Interest: https://bit.ly/2xE4sLG
Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate Returns: Life Under a Resurgent Taliban – Michael Semple, World Politics Review: https://bit.ly/2ps5sPf
Wednesday September 19:
Building Resilience for Terrorism Researchers – Peter King, Vox-Pol: https://bit.ly/2MSaePB
Tunisian jihadism five years after Ansar al-Sharia – Aaron Y. Zelin, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2MUysZz
Thursday September 20:
Multimode co-clustering for analyzing terrorist networks – Ahmed Aleroud and Aryya Gangopadhyay, Information Systems Frontiers: https://bit.ly/2DlQpR1
The Fledgling Insurgency in Burkina’s East -Héni Nsaibia, ACLED: https://bit.ly/2psEreP
Nigerian Questions by Sheikh Abu Malek al-Tamimi – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2PUsx8q
Friday September 21:
Dissent in the Islamic State: The News Postings of Mu’assasat al-Turath al-‘Ilmi – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2xN8y4Y
The evolving impact of violent non-state actors on North African foreign policies during the Arab Spring: insurgent groups, terrorists and foreign fighters – Michael J. Schumacher and Peter J. Schraeder, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/2OitcDA
Fighting together? understanding bilateral cooperation in the realm of counterterrorism – Arie Perliger & Daniel Milton, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: https://bit.ly/2R4XbgN
Al-Shabaab Five Years after Westgate: Still a Menace in East Africa – International Crisis Group: https://bit.ly/2OH8tq4

Monday September 10: Al-Qa`ida’s First American Foreign Fighter after 9/11 – Bryant Neal Viñas and Mitchell Silber, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2NE91Qi=&0=& Refugee Radicalization/Militarization in the Age of the European Refugee Crisis: A Composite Model – Marina Eleftheriadou, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2ps4nXH Support for democracy and liberal sexual mores among Muslims in Western Europe – Viivi Eskelinen and Maykel Verkuyten, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: https://bit.ly/2PV8rej