the aim of the present study was to examine the impact of jihadi camps on the identity formationof teenagers in iran. seventy-six campers participated in the study and were randomly divided into control(n = 42) and experimental groups (n =34). the control group does not follow the camp’s regular program whilethe experimental group attended to the camp’s regular program. all participants complet...

This paper presents an exploratory study of jihadi extremist groups’ videos using content analysis and a multimedia coding tool to explore the types of videos, groups’ modus operandi, and production features. The videos convey messages powerful enough to mobilize members, sympathizers, and even new recruits to launch attacks that will once again be captured and disseminated via the Internet. Th...

Introduction On February 12, 2007, a new article was circulated in the Jihadi forums, which sketched very clearly the new direction of the strategy of al-Qaeda or global Jihad, in Africa. The article in Arabic, titled "Al-Qaeda Organization and the African Continent: Past, Present and Future", provides us with an analysis of Africa's importance for global Jihad. This same article was published ...

Regrettably, revenge is in the spotlight. Just to mention three recent examples, the news1 (15th November 2015) defined the bombs dropped by France on Islamic State Jihadi training camp after the Paris shootings as “revenge.” Only 2 days after, president Putin literally claimed on TV that “revenge is unavoidable”2 (17th November 2015) toward the Syrian rebels responsible for the Russian jet dow...

Since the end of the Cold War, the world and international relations have changed, with traditional inter-state conflict becoming the exception rather than the norm. National and transnational tensions currently dominate the agendas of transnationally active terrorist and criminal networks, while conflicts between domestic ethnic and religious groups represent a major security concern for natio...

The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of Jihadi camps on the identity formationof teenagers in Iran. Seventy-six campers participated in the study and were randomly divided into control(n = 42) and experimental groups (n =34). The control group does not follow the camp’s regular program whilethe experimental group attended to the camp’s regular program. All pa...

One of the precious achievements of the Islamic Revolution of Iran was the establishment of the revolutionary foundation of Jihad of Construction following which Jihadi management burgeoned. Many lectures and studies have been done in the arena of Jihadi management, each of which mentioning some factors related to the features and indexes of Jihadi management. This has caused inconsistencies an...

The terrorist threat to the United States of America comes from a violent Islamist revivalist social movement, united by a utopian vision of justice and fairness. Our efforts to deal with this threat are hampered by the wide variety of commonly held beliefs about terrorism. Conventional wisdom offers up several explanations: terrorists are a product of poverty and broken families; ignorance; th...

Recent scholarship has explored the potential of subcultural theory for understanding convergence Western street and jihadi subcultures. The role rap in this radical hybrid culture, however, is yet uncharted. We argue that analysis allows an aesthetic fascination jihadism, sometimes referred to as cool, should be seen integrated part cultural amalgam. To better understand hip-hop street-jihadi ...