Taliban's Virtual Emirate - The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community

Taliban's Virtual Emirate - The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community

von: Neil K. Aggarwal

Columbia University Press, 2016

ISBN: 9780231541626 , 256 Seiten

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Taliban's Virtual Emirate - The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community


 

Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Neil Krishan Aggarwal constructs a game-changing narrative of the organizations broad appeal and worldview.Aggarwal focuses on the Talibans creation of culture, evoking religion in Arabic and English writings, nationalism in Dari sources, and regionalism in Urdu texts. The group also promotes a specific form of argumentation, citing religious scriptures in Arabic works, canonical poets in Dari and Urdu writings, and scholars and journalists in English publications. We see clearly how the Taliban categorizes all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders, how they convince Muslims of the need for violence, and how they apply the insider/outside dichotomy to foreign policy. By isolating these themes, Aggarwal helps us craft better counter-messaging strategies.