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Jihad and the book -- False promise -- Nonviolence -- The chieftain -- The philosopher -- The martyr -- The cleric -- The ascetic -- Microfinance -- Women's education -- Jihad without swords

The doctrines of Sunni theology -- The demise of 'ilm al-kalam -- Between theology and creed -- The guide through the storm -- The Taliban and the Maturidite school -- The promise of Ash'arite semiotics -- Conclusion: the revival of kalam?

This article examines the case of the American terrorist Colleen LaRose, known as 'JihadJane'. By employing social theories and psychological approaches to terrorism, the authors argue that the online radicalization of marginalized individuals like LaRose must be understood through personal histories and existing social and cultural tensions, rather than the seductive power of extremist ideologies. Therefore, in the age of new media, countering the emergence of such individuals requires societies to face challenges akin to preventing other forms of domestic extremist violence, such as school shootings.

AbstractThis article analyzes the emergence of female Islamist leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, and the glaring contradictions between their feminist views and their roles as political activists for the Islamic State. The two Islamist leaders who form the primary focus of this analysis are Zaynab al-Ghazali (d. 2005) of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Nadia Yassine of Morocco's Justice and Charity Society. Our analysis reveals the existence of "Islamistfeminism," distinguished from broader secular-oriented Islamic feminism, as a logical, albeit unique, extension, and expression of Muslim anti-colonial discourse rooted in the intellectual currents of twentieth century independence movements that still resonate today.

Introducing the concept of Islamist extremist "master narratives," this volume offers a method for identifying and analyzing them. Drawing on rhetorical and narrative theories, the chapters examine thirteen master narratives and explain how extremists use them to solidify their base, recruit new members, and motivate actions. The book concludes with an integration of the idea of master narratives, their story forms, and archetypes into existing strategic communication understandings, and suggestions for using this approach to create counter-terrorism strategies

1. Radical Visual Propaganda in theOnline Environment: An Introduction / Cori E. Dauber and Carol K. Winkler 1. - Section I: Perspectives on the Re-Circulation of Online Visual Images 31. - 2. Gathering Data Through Court Cases: Implications for Understanding Visual Messaging / Anne Stenersen 33. - 3. Visual Reconciliation as Strategy of Response to Offending Images Online / Carol K. Winkler 55. - Section II: Perspectives on Message Strategies of Online Extremists 81. - 4. Teaching Hate: The Role of Internet Visual Imagery in the Radicalization of White Ethno-terrorists in the United States / Michael S. Waltman 83. - 5. "Counter" or "Alternative": Contesting Video Narratives of Violent Islamist Extremism / Scott W. Ruston and Jeffry R. Halverson 105. - Section III: Perspectives on Audiences and Images in Online Environments 135. - 6. The Branding of Violent Jihadism / Cori E. Dauber 137. - 7. Conceptualizing Radicalization in a Market for Loyalties / Shawn Powers and Matt Armstrong 165. - 8. Semantic Processing of Visual Propaganda in the Online Environment / Saeid Balkesim 193. - 9. Big Pictures and Visual Propaganda: The Lessons of Research on the "Effects" of Photojournalistic Icons / Natalia Mielczarek and David D. Perlmutter 215. - 10. Responses and Recommendations / Cori E. Dauber and Louis H. Jordan, Jr. 233