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Wicked Jihad
Think Piece on Extremism and Violence Jamie Bartlett
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Podcast: Wicked Jihad
A new podcast. Counter terrorism policy in Western Europe is increasingly about preventing violent extremism before it arises, by lessening the appeal of groups like al-Qaeda. Most work tends to focus on the structural factors such as foriegn policy, societal discrimination, and a lack of local leadership.
This week, Jamie Bartlett explains why we need to understand what the appeal of al-Qaeda might be, from the sense of adventure and feelings of personal agency through to street credibility.
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Posted by Jamie Bartlett
on 18th June 2008
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Jihad in the age of YouTube
I've a short piece in this month's Prospect magazine which looks at the suicide bomber videos of the men currently on trial for plotting to blow up Atlantic flights mid air. You can read it here. The suicide bomber video used to be a fairly well thought out and impassioned justification. However, these recent videos are more like ego-centric farewells which resemble pop videos or a myspace page, complete with the clichéd Palestinian headscarf and Arabic posters. They are...
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Posted by Jamie Bartlett
on 28th May 2008
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Extreme Measures
I recently wrote on Comment is Free about what we should do with the so called preachers of hate, which you can read here. The article outlines some of the dangers of locking up people for incitement to terrorism - as happened last week with Abu Izzedeen and five others. Not that I agree one iota with anything they said of course. But by putting these men in prison we risk legitimising their ideas in the eyes of their believers. The now outlawed al-Muhajiroon, of which all six were...
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Posted by Jamie Bartlett
on 25th April 2008
