Steven Stalinsky is an American scholar of the Middle East and Terrorism whose writings focus on the interplay between

Islamic terrorism Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism, or jihadist terrorism) refers to terrorist acts carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists. Since at least the 1990s, Islami ...

and technology, and especially terrorism and social media. He has served as executive director of the

Middle East Media Research Institute The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), officially the Middle East Media and Research Institute, is an American non-profit press monitoring organization co-founded by Israeli ex-intelligence officer Yigal Carmon and Israeli-American ...

(MEMRI) since 1999.

Commentary

On terrorism and social media

Stalinsky has published analysis on the use of social media by

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and ISIS. He has been interviewed by media outlets about terrorist use of social media, especially about terrorist use of

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, VK, and encryption. Stalinsky's writing on Al-Qaeda's online magazine ''Inspire'' was cited in a

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terrorism case. In 2013 and 2014, several media organizations used Stalinsky's research describing the indoctrination and exploitation of young children by Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups. Stalinsky also spent years pressing Twitter to take action about jihadis' use of their social networking service – efforts which culminated in a 2013 congressional letter to the FBI urging them to take action.

On terrorism and drone use

Stalinsky co-authored a study for

MEMRI The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), officially the Middle East Media and Research Institute, is an American non-profit press monitoring organization co-founded by Israeli ex-intelligence officer Yigal Carmon and Israeli-American ...

on the

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...

's and other Jihadi organizations use of drones that has been cited by many media outlets. ''

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'' subsequently interviewed Stalinsky for an article on how Islamic State uses

unmanned aerial vehicles An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Dron ...

On Muslim communities in the US

On February 2, 2024, Stalinsky published an opinion piece on ''

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'' titled "Welcome to Dearborn, America's Jihad Capital". The article criticized the Dearborn, Michigan, community for perceived "enthusiasm for jihad against Israel and the West" stemming from the Hamas led terror attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023. Dearborn mayor

Abdullah Hammoud Abdullah H. Hammoud (; born March 19, 1990) is an American politician serving as the 7th mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Hammoud had previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives, repres ...

described Stalinsky's article as being "inflammatory" and linked it with "an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn". President Joe Biden and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined in the condemnation.

On Anti-Israel Protests in American Universities

On April 22, 2024, Stalinsky published an opinion piece in ''

'' titled "Who's behind the Anti-Israel Protest".

References

External links

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