Category Archives: Salafi-jihadi movements

20Mag/26

Threats Beyond the Screen: The use of gaming platforms for the creation and dissemination of ‘Gaming-Jihad’ propaganda – by G. L. Giardini and A. Bolpagni

Islamic State, Salafi-Jihadi groups, Salafi-jihadi movements,

In the last ten years, gaming has emerged as one of the most efficient youth-appealing alternative propaganda to the canonical Salafi-jihadi audiovisual material, with particular respect to the Islamic State (IS) communicative flow.

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15Apr/26

Understanding Media Jihad: the forthcoming Routledge book by Professor Miron Lakomy (Italian and English Edition) – by ITSTIME

Al-Qaeda, Islamic State, Salafi-Jihadi groups, Salafi-jihadi movements, Security, Terrorism

Towards the end of 2026, the new book by ITSTIME Senior Fellow Professor Miron Lakomy, entitled Understanding Media Jihad, will be released. The volume will offer a comprehensive examination of how Salafi-Jihadi groups exploit the Internet as an instrument for strategic communication and propaganda dissemination.

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15Lug/25

“Creating awareness within the masses”: mapping the pro-Islamic State (IS) ecosystem on Instagram – by A. Bolpagni, E. Ristuccia e G. Giardini

Instagram, IS propaganda, Salafi-jihadi movements, Terrorism

The following article is an extract from the paper “Creating awareness within the masses”: mapping the pro-Islamic State (IS) ecosystem on Instagram, Issue 2, Vol. 21, published by the ITSTIME international journal Sicurezza, Terrorismo, Società.

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