‘Okhti’ online: Spanish Muslim women engaging online Jihad; a Facebook case study
Virtual reality is becoming increasingly relevant as an online space where Muslim women gain a new religious and social role by accepting the expression of Jihad through violence. Until now, the study of online radicalization in Spain has been focusing in the male perspective therefore it is importa...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Anno: 2014, Volume: 6, Pagine: 24-41 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Salafi-Jihadism
B online ritualization B virtual sisterhood B Facebook B online jihad B Hijra |
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| Riepilogo: | Virtual reality is becoming increasingly relevant as an online space where Muslim women gain a new religious and social role by accepting the expression of Jihad through violence. Until now, the study of online radicalization in Spain has been focusing in the male perspective therefore it is important to analyze Muslim women online Jihadism participation. Facebook due to its easy, cheap access and interactive way of connecting with other people through a virtual channel is growing in popularity among Muslim women in Spain.As so, it is important to examine how women understand Jihad in a general manner, how they live and enact Jihad on Facebook, how do they embrace the Jihadist recruitment online and most importantly how to they transfer this role from online to offline reality. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 18 |
| ISSN: | 1861-5813 |
| Comprende: | In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11588/rel.2014.0.17358 URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-rel-173582 |
