Articles of the Week – 10/20-10/26

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

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:
Monday October 22:
Jihadi Attacks in Tunisia Prior to 2011 – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: 
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:
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

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: "al-Nabā’ #153"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior parts see: #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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