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07Mag/20

AWARD – CONVERGE Working Group – COVID-19 and Viral Violence CONVERGE is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. The CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Groups are funded by a philanthropic gift and are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or other funders. Here the link to the Winning Working Group constitued by Barbara Lucini, Maria Alvanou and Giovanni Gugg

03Gen/19

Le riviste femminili jihadiste: tra propaganda e persuasione. Da Sunnat e Khola a Your Home – by Esther Forlenza

La casa mediatica jihadista Maktabah Khayr Ummah al-Islamiyyah (Khayr Ummah) è sorta con lo scopo di incoraggiare i credenti a combattere per il bene di Allah e a favorire il jihad nel Levante e come affermato dalla medesima essa si dichiara indipendente e non affiliata a nessuna organizzazione o gruppo. Ad oggi ha pubblicato circa 70 video di proselitismo, 13 periodici unicamente rivolti all’audience femminile dal titolo “Your Home. Continue reading

03Dic/17

DHKP-C suspects arrest in Athens: the dangerous terrorist organization and its implications for Greece – by Maria Chr. Alvanou

On Tuesday November 28 a big police operation took place in Athens resulting in the arrest of 9 suspected members of the notorious turkish terror group DHKP-C[1]. The operation took place in two areas in Athens and the findings inside the houses that were raided show serious equipment and materials that can be used for attacks[2] and reveal professionalism and planning. This police operation comes almost a week before the expected visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Greece[3] and it is the result of greek counter terrorism authorities’ research. Continue reading

29Ott/17

Target Russia: ancora i Campionati del Mondo FIFA nel mirino del terrorismo – by Nicolò Spagna

La comunicazione del sedicente Stato Islamico negli ultimi mesi ha subito un notevole decremento sia in termini dinamicità all’interno delle piattaforme pro-ISIS sia in termini di diffusione del materiale propagandistico. E forse è in cerca di nuove strategie per promuovere la sopravvivenza del califfato ben oltre la perdita di territorio di questi mesi. Continue reading