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The Hunt for “Jihadi John” Moves to Football

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by...

Land of the “Boutique Jihad”: The Foreign Fighters in Syria

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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War on Women: Forced Sex in the Name of Religion (Part 1/2)

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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Al-Shabab and the Kenya Attack: Influencing Politics?

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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International Jihad and the Syrian Conflict

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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Boko Haram: Threatening West Africa?

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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Alwiya Ahfaad ar-Rasool: A Growing Force in the Syrian Armed Opposition

The hunt for Jihadi John has cast a spotlight over football as a recruitment tool for jihadists. The United Kingdom’s search for “Jihadi John” — the masked, British-accented fighter who appears in beheading videos of foreigners condemned to death by the Islamic State (IS) — has highlighted the significance of football as a recruitment and bonding tool for militants. It has also put the spotlight on a small band of...

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