Open AccessSociology of Terrorism: A Brief History and Overview of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) Propaganda Wing from a Socio-Educational Perspective
Author(s) -
Mohammad Husni Abumelhim,
Ramzy Mahmoud Radaideh,
Esra’a Omar Abu-Alkeshek
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of educational and social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2239-978X
pISSN - 2240-0524
DOI - 10.36941/jesr-2022-0061
Subject(s) - ideology , terrorism , islam , sociology , economic justice , state (computer science) , law , vocabulary , media studies , criminology , political science , history , politics , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , algorithm
This study aimed at providing a brief overview of ISIS’s ideology and origins as starting points for an analysis of its propaganda strategy. How did ISIS utilize its ideological propaganda wing to achieve its socio-educational goals? An intrinsic case study is used to provide an overview of ISIS’s key multi-lingual propaganda documents and media modes. It is these documents and modes of media that ISIS uses as primary sources for its propaganda strategy, which is employed through vocabulary reinforcement, in addition to piece-meal usage of Qur’an and Hadith. Through the intrinsic case study, this study illustrates precisely how ISIS’s ideology is reflected through both content and form. Since ISIS’s inception as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), ISIS has learned to constantly reposition and remarket itself as a needed response to the needs of the umma. It is only by understanding the periodicals that ISIS has developed over time that one can do justice in delving into ISIS’s strategy of sociolinguistic terrorism.
Received: 11 November 2021 / Accepted: 29 December 2021 / Published: 5 March 2022