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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Femcels

A femcel is a woman who identifies with incel principles. However, the largely male incel community rejects the idea that women can be incels.

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Green Anarchy

Green anarchy is a brand of anarchism that opposes modernization and its effects on the natural environment, with which some eco-activists affiliate themselves. Green anarchists, also referred to as primitivists, contend that humans were better off thousands... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Left-wing

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Hate crime

Hate crimes are crimes in which a perpetrator targets an individual or institution because of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Only some hate crimes are related to extremism.

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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

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Looksmaxxing

Looksmaxxing refers to any attempts made by incels to improve upon their physical appearance. These strategies range from haircuts and new clothes, taking steroids and going to the gym all the way up to cosmetic surgery.

Tactics Single-issue

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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

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Cultural Marxism

“Cultural Marxism” is a term used typically by right-wing ideologues to attack an array of ideas and concepts they oppose, including multiculturalism, globalism, feminism and LGBTQ+ rights, among others. The term often functions as an antisemitic dog... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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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

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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

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Optics debate

The optics debate refers to a debate among white supremacists about whether it is better to promote their white supremacist ideology via overtly National Socialist symbolism (swastikas, for example), or with less overtly racist imagery (including American... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist