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When Jihadi Ideology Meets Social Media

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Authors:
  1. Jamil Ammar

    1. Rutgers School of Law–Newark, Newark, USA

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  2. Songhua Xu

    1. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Kearny, USA

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  • Marks one of the first systematic studies to address why radical groups are so good at using social media
  • Offers a thorough study of the influence and the control of Salafi Jihadists of Arabic language social media
  • Proposes countermeasures that subsist without violating fundamental rights such as free speech and freedom of religion
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Who Speaks for Islam? Extreme Religious Groups, the Exception that Proves the Rule

    • Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Rise of Religious Extremism in the Middle East: A Triptych View?

    • Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
    Pages 17-24

  4. Extreme Groups and the Militarization of Social Media

    • Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
    Pages 25-59

  5. Extreme Groups Propaganda War Under a Free Speech Lens: The Unwinnable Battle

    • Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
    Pages 61-89

  6. Technology to the Rescue: A Software-Based Approach to Tackle Extreme Speech

    • Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
    Pages 91-143

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 145-147
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About this book

This book is designed to provide specialists, spectators, and students with a brief and engaging exploration of media usage by radical groups and the laws regulating these grey areas of Jihadi propaganda activities. The authors investigate the use of religion to advance political agendas and the legal challenges involved with balancing regulation with free speech rights. The project also examines the reasons behind the limited success of leading initiatives to curb the surge of online extreme speech, such as Google’s “Redirect Method” or the U.S. State Department’s campaign called “Think Again.” The volume concludes by outlining a number of promising technical approaches that can potently empower tech companies to reduce religious extremist groups’ presence and impact on social media.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Rutgers School of Law–Newark, Newark, USA

    Jamil Ammar

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology, Kearny, USA

    Songhua Xu

About the authors

Jamil Ammar is Visiting Scholar at Rutgers Law School-Newark, USA.

Songhua Xu is Assistant Professor in the Information System department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.

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