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Why do young Muslim women radicalize and undertake high-risk political behaviors, and what factors influence their sociopolitical transformation? The process of radicalization happens because of individual, social, and political dynamics, and is facilitated by the availability of computer-mediated communication. Some young Muslim women keep detailed records of their radicalization process via social media, which we ...

Widespread Internet use by terrorists had made the prevention of terror attacks increasingly difficult. This Article argues that social media companies, like other corporate entities, should be legally required to institute compliance programs that ferret out and report terrorist activity at the earliest possible opportunity. To this end, the Article proposes text for new legislation ...

The research discusses ISIS’s Media Strategy towards western women by examining the Tumblr blog UMM LAYTH. Written by a young woman from Scotland who traveled to the Islamic State, the blog speaks about daily life under ISIS. The paper gives a background on the author, the content and the blog’s style. ...