Doctrine of J-Terrorism Required Readings: • Shiraz Maher. 2016. “Applying Jihad

Doctrine of J-Terrorism
Required Readings:
• Shiraz Maher. 2016. “Applying Jihad in Salafi Thought”, Chapter 3, Salafi-
Jihadism: The History of an Idea, pp. 41-70.
• John Esposito. 2002. Unholy War. Pp 39- 68.
Recommended Readings:
• Shiraz Maher. 2016. Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea. – The
remaining chapters (i.e. all but Ch. 3).
• Brynjar Lia. 2008. “Doctrines for Jihadi Terrorist Training,” Terrorism and
Political Violence. 518-537.
• Jennifer Boutz, Hannah Benninger, and Alia Lancaster, “Exploiting the
Prophet’s Authority: How Islamic State Propaganda Uses Hadith Quotation
to Assert Legitimacy.” 2019. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 42, no. 11,
972–96.
• Caner K. Dagli. 2015. “The Phony Islam of ISIS,” The Atlantic 27.
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