Al Qaeda’s “Single Narrative” and Attempts to Develop Counter-Narratives

In this Research Paper, Research Fellow Dr. Alex Schmid dissects the nature of Al Qaeda’s propaganda strategy by looking how it incorporates in its ideological narrative Islam’s sacred texts and traditions and how it manages to link these to widespread contemporary grievances in the Muslim world. Al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alex P. Schmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ICCT | International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague 2014-01-01
Series:ICCT Research Papers
Online Access:http://www.icct.nl/download/file/A-Schmid-Al-Qaedas-Single-Narrative-January-2014.pdf