Abstract
The present paper pretends to analyze the role played by the Internet as a mean to diffuse radical Islamism, pointing out that the emergence of users (v.g. Younis Tsouli, Aabid Khan), that not only participated in radical forums, but disseminated radical information – and also incentivized the practice of terrorist jihadist acts. Likewise it is important to analyze the advantages that Internet offers to radical Islamism – such as user´s security, as a mean to supply information – and what is the relevance of the Internet in the process of radicalization, with the objective to pinpoint some solutions to combat this phenomenon.
| Translated title of the contribution | Internet as a diffusion tool of radical islamism |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 245-263 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Nação e Defesa |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 128 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |