More than a decade ago, in 2002, al-Qaeda declared their cyber-aspirations: "We strongly urge Muslim Internet professionals to spread and disseminate news and information about the jihad through e-mail lists, discussion groups and their own Web sites (...). The more Web sites, the better it is for us. We must make the Internet our tool." Social media is part of todays battlefield. Over the past decade the Internet has become increasingly important to the loose and decentralized jihadist movement. This book illustrates that Jihadism online has had tremendous significance within the global...
More than a decade ago, in 2002, al-Qaeda declared their cyber-aspirations: "We strongly urge Muslim Internet professionals to spread and disseminate ...