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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Islamist extremism

Islamist extremism is a marginal and rigid interpretation of Islam which refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of other faiths and secular forms of government. Instead, Islamist extremists declare anyone who does not adhere to their restrictive interpretation... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Al Walaa' wal Baraa'

Al Walaa' wal Baraa' is an Arabic phrase which translates to "loyalty and disavowal" and is a key concept which jihadists use to justify violent attacks. It refers to what jihadists understand as their requirement to show... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Hate Group

An organization whose goals and activities are primarily or substantially based on a shared antipathy towards people of one or more other different races, religions, ethnicities/nationalities/national origins, genders, and/or sexual identities. The mere presence of bigoted members... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Jihad

Jihad is an Arabic word meaning "struggle." Jihad is one of the five pillars of Islam, and many scholars have written about its meaning and application. In a moderate context, jihad can often refer to a personal... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Media Jihad

"Media jihad" refers to an ISIS innovation in the Islamist terrorist sphere heavily emphasizing online media and appealing propaganda as a means of recruiting foreign fighters and spreading its message. To this end, ISIS recruiters often emphasize... Read more

Tactics Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Mujahid/Mujahideen

Mujahid is the Arabic term for someone undertaking jihad. Many Islamist extremists will refer to themselves as the mujahideen (the plural of mujahid) to evoke religious meaning to their violence. In particular, this term is used to... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Nutella and Kittens

Nutella and kittens was among ISIS's more inventive and disturbing media tactics. In 2015, the group paired calls to join the Islamic State with innocuous images that were popular on the internet, including pictures of kittens or... Read more

Tactics Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

ISIS

ISIS (also known as ISIL, Islamic State or IS, and Daesh in Arabic) is a Salafi-jihadist group that founded an unrecognized “caliphate,” a quasi-state in Iraq and Syria in 2014 capturing large swaths of territory in a... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist