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Katiba Des Narvalos
The ''Katiba des Narvalos'' (from Arabic "Katiba"="battalion" and Romani or French slang "Narvalo"="mad") is non-partisan collective constituted from citizens from all venues of life, dedicated to fighting jihadism on social networks and more generally on the Internet. Their tactics comprise parody, as to discredit jihadist propaganda; surveying and reporting offending accounts; and infiltrating cyber-jihadist networks as to prevent terrorist attacks. Background Islamic State (aka "ISIS" or "Daesh") strategists state that at least half of their fight is being waged in the media, especially on social networks, and that "cyber-jihadists" are both fighters and propagandists. The Islamic State fields an elaborate media strategy based on extreme cruelty, high technical expertise and psychological manipulation. Its aim is to instill fear, encourage violence, and find new recruits. This influence is felt far from the front lines, including within the cities of ISIS enemies. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jihadism
Jihadism is a neologism which is used in reference to "militant Islamic movements that are perceived as existentially threatening to the West" and "rooted in political Islam."Compare: Appearing earlier in the Pakistani and Indian media, Western journalists adopted the term in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks of 2001. Since then, it has been applied to various insurgent Islamic extremist, militant Islamist, and terrorist individuals and organizations whose ideologies are based on the Islamic notion of ''jihad''. It has also been applied to various Islamic empires in history, such as the Arab Umayyad Caliphate and the Ottoman empire, who extensively campaigned against non-Muslim nations in the name of jihad. Contemporary jihadism mostly has its roots in the late 19th- and early 20th-century ideological developments of Islamic revivalism, which further developed into Qutbism and related Islamist ideologies during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Islamic terrorist o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
