Abstract

In the era of technology, Islamic State has shown that it is be able to link the radical reading of Islam with the modernity of the internet and social media to increase its scope of influence to all borders of the world. The social networks were very significant medium for Daesh. 
 
 This article targets as its main concern, to analyze deeply the global strategy of “Islamic State” (IS) for recruitment of foreign warriors by looking at the methods through which the outstanding plan is carried out. It tries also to elaborate the communication strategy of the Islamic State besides the contents of the messages which have been broadcasted. By borrowing Malet`s conceptions, the paper schemes its theoretical bases and by relying on the own Islamic State sources, it tries to find and elaborate the required data.

Highlights

  • 1.1 Problematic DebateThe exciting reasons for moving towards to terrorist groups vary greatly including religious, psychosocial, sociological, and political characteristics

  • Works and researches relating to the terrorist recruitment could be classified into two categories; the first tries to describe merely methods and tactics exercised by terrorist groups for recruitment, the second focuses on the Islamic States policies

  • Daesh emphasizes the correlation between Hijrah and Jihad Daesh simplifies Islamic history and uses stories about Muslims currently living among non-Muslims who have put themselves at the mercy of non-believers

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Summary

Problematic Debate

The exciting reasons for moving towards to terrorist groups vary greatly including religious, psychosocial, sociological, and political characteristics. As an illegal group seeking to mobilize new members and communicate defiant messages, ISIS has advanced communication policies dependent on a combination of simple and new media facilities. It has used billboards, murals and mosque sermons to communicate with local people, while constructing a likely sophisticated control on the internet to communicate with its audience abroad. As an illegal terrorist group, IS has focused great attention on controlling information and using available media to recruit fighters or send messages

Previous Literature
Theoretical Framework
Gradual Growth of Foreign Recruitment
Contents of Propaganda
Sociological Messages
Political Messages
Psychological Messages
Conclusion

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