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Researching arts and social practices in militant Islamist groups

DISCLAIMER: This blog does not glorify or promote terrorism. It provides academic analysis to better understand and counter violent extremism. We exercise caution and common sense in choosing what primary source materials to publish.

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Militant Jihadi Culture: Poetry as a Weapon | University of Oxford Podcasts

Great podcast with Elisabeth Kendall, who has done great work on jihadi poetry in recent years. 

Militant Jihadi Culture: Poetry as a Weapon | University of Oxford Podcasts

By hegghammerLinkFebruary 16, 2017Leave a comment

Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World

Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World

By hegghammerLinkFebruary 8, 2017May 1, 2019

Halal beauty products – for men

Halal beauty products – for men

By hegghammerLinkJanuary 16, 2017Leave a comment

Salafism and the religious significance of physical appearances

Salafism and the religious significance of physical appearances

By hegghammerLinkJanuary 11, 2017Leave a comment

Inside the Sad World of Racist Online Dating

Inside the Sad World of Racist Online Dating

By hegghammerLinkDecember 20, 2016Leave a comment

Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia

A fascinating article by Aymenn al-Tamimi about Christian militias in Syria. Aside from the organizational and political aspects of this phenomenon, I find the iconography interesting, not least because some of it echoes what we see from Muslim rebel groups in the same theatre. 

Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia

By hegghammerLinkDecember 16, 2016Leave a comment

For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment

For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment

By hegghammerLinkDecember 12, 2016Leave a comment

Fatwa On ISIS Radio: Women Are Allowed To Watch ISIS Videos

Fatwa On ISIS Radio: Women Are Allowed To Watch ISIS Videos

By hegghammerLinkDecember 6, 2016Leave a comment

Found at an Islamic State training camp: bunk beds, weapons manuals, steroids

Found at an Islamic State training camp: bunk beds, weapons manuals, steroids

By hegghammerLinkDecember 4, 2016Leave a comment

Notebooks lay bare the lives of IS militants

Notebooks lay bare the lives of IS militants

By hegghammerLinkNovember 15, 2016Leave a comment

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