Guide to Islamist Movements

Laden and Islamist Terrorism

Utilizing Tactile Feedback to Guide Movements Between Sounds

Vibetone is a musical input device which was build to explore tactile feedback in gesture based interaction. It is a prototype aimed to allow the performer to play both continuously and discrete pitched sounds in the same space. Our primary focus is on tactile feedback to guide the artist’s movements during his performance. Thus, also untrained users are enabled to musical expression through bo...

Islamist Extremism in East Africa

1 The risk of Islamist extremism in East Africa frequently focuses on Somalia and the violent actions of al Shabaab. Yet local adherents to extremist versions of Islam can now be found throughout the region. As a result, tensions both within Muslim communities and between certain Islamist groups and the broader society have been growing in the region in recent years. These tensions have not eme...

Islamist Mobiliz Ation in Turkey

Is There an Islamist Political Advantage?

There is a widespread presumption that Islamists have an advantage over their opponents when it comes to generating mass appeal and winning elections. The question remains, however, as to whether these advantages-or, what we refer to collectively as an Islamist political advantage-actually exist. We argue that-to the extent that Islamists have a political advantage-the primary source of this ad...