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New video message from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Abū Usāmah al-Shawkānī: “And We Wanted To Confer Favor Upon Those Who Were Oppressed In The Land And Make Them Leaders And Make Them Inheritors”

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The title of this release is Qur’anic verse 28:5.

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Source: Telegram

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Articles of the Week – 5/25-5/31

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Tuesday May 28:

Unforced Errors: ISIS, The Baath Party, And The Reconciliation Of The Religious and The Secular – Megan K. McBride, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/2Xgf7ru

A New Tunisian Preacher Rises in Huras al-Din – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: https://bit.ly/2QBWhsc

Al-Qaeda softens its tone but still wants blood – Mina Al-Lami, Chatham House: https://bit.ly/2WACUW7

Wednesday May 29:

A Glimpse into the Islamic State’s External Operations, Post-Caliphate – Sam Heller, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2Mo83rO

Terrorism on the Teardrop Island: Understanding the Easter 2019 Attacks in Sri Lanka – Amarnath Amarasingam, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2WzHNyy

Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Targets in the West (2012-2019): The Atlantic Divide Between European and American Attackers – Mitchell D. Silber, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2W40ENZ

The Guerrilla ‘Caliph’: Speeches that Bookend the Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ Era – Haroro J. Ingram, Craig Whiteside, Charlie Winter, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2Kiuv2P

Does Terrorism Dominate Citizens’ Hearts or Minds? The Relationship between Fear of Terrorism and Trust in Government – Ramon Van Der Does, Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Sanneke Kuipers, and Marieke Liem, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2YSOGbU

Dynamic/Static Image Use in ISIS’s Media Campaign: An Audience Involvement Strategy for Achieving Goals – Carol Winkler, Lindsey Dewick, Yennhi Luu, and Wojciech Kaczkowski, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2WxOYHt

‘TERRIBLY AND TERRIFYINGLY NORMAL’ POLITICAL VIOLENCE TARGETING WOMEN – ROUDABEH KISHI, MELISSA PAVLIK, AND HILARY MATFESS, ACLED: https://bit.ly/2wJUcBq

Thursday May 30:

Sociological perspectives on Islamist radicalization – bridging the micro/macro gap – Sune Qvotrup Jensen and Jeppe Fuglsang Larsen, European Journal of Criminology: https://bit.ly/2YVazak

Friday May 31:

A Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Radicalisation, Religion and Violence – H. A. Hellyer and Michele Grossman, GREASE: https://bit.ly/2wvIdaB

Are Moderates Better Representatives than Extremists? A Theory of Indirect Representation – APSR: https://bit.ly/2M1XFEs

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #184″

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For prior parts see: #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #184

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