Use of religion for attracting new fighters to the Islamic state

Vukotić, Vigor. (2017). Use of religion for attracting new fighters to the Islamic state. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Chair of Anthropology
Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology. [mentor Belaj, Marijana and Kulenović, Tarik].

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Abstract

When the so-called Islamic state appeared on the international scene, it horrified the world with its execution footage and threats. In ISIS's highly developed propaganda machinery, one of the key roles is played by their magazines, Dabiq and Rumiyah. They are called after the names of the cities ISIS either controlled (Dabiq) or wants to conquer (Rumiyah). With its territorial ambitions and forming a state as a main goal, ISIS is using a doctrine of salafi jihadism in a different way than Al-Qaeda did. Using religious discourse, threats and fear, ISIS is attracting its followers from all over the world. New soldiers they are aiming at are young converts or those who rediscovered their religion, those who accept their radical methods. Besides clearly defined religious identity, ISIS is offering them a final goal - utopian Islamic state.

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