Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #28″

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For prior issues see: #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1, and #0.

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Articles of the Week – 12/15-12/21

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Monday December 17:

The Biography of Abu Ali al-Anbari: Full Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2LtDRrk

Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs – Max Rollwage, Raymond J. Dolan, and Stephen M. Fleming, Current Biology: https://bit.ly/2Cr9cI6

Tuesday December 18:

How Muslim Shishani & Abu Musa Shishani Prevented An FSA/ISIS War In Latakia & Facilitated A Prisoner Swap – Joanna Paraszczuk, Chechens in Syria: https://bit.ly/2BwxdMh

Trends in the Draw of Americans to Foreign Terrorist Organizations from 9/11 to Today – Heather J. Williams, Nathan Chandler, and Eric Robinson, RAND Corporation: https://bit.ly/2AcQ2UX

The Politics of Islam in Europe and North America – Project on Middle East Political Science and Science Po: https://bit.ly/2rNJY0F

Collecting Survey and Smartphone Sensor Data With an App: Opportunities and Challenges Around Privacy and Informed Consent Frauke Kreuter, Georg-Christoph Haas, Florian Keusch, Sebastian Bähr, and Mark Trappmann, Social Science Computer Review: https://bit.ly/2RpiSLN

Wednesday December 19:

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation, International Cooperation, and Terrorism – Brian J. Phillips, International Interactions: https://bit.ly/2Gxb06I

Thursday December 20:

Jihadiship: From Radical Behavior to Radical Beliefs – Marco Nilsson, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2UWTb45

Al Shabaab Wives and Widows: A Survey – The Stabilisation Network: https://bit.ly/2Ra98Vv

Digital media infrastructures: pipes, platforms, and politics – Jean-Christophe Plantin and Aswin Punathambekar, Media, Culture & Society: https://bit.ly/2R9tfnl

Friday December 21:

Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Sacred Values and Vulnerability to Violent Extremism – Clara Pretus, Nafees Hamid, Hammad Sheikh, Jeremy Ginges, Adolf Tobeña, Richard Davis, Oscar Vilarroya, and Scott Atran, Frontiers in Psychology: https://bit.ly/2s8FtxT

Internal Conflicts in the Islamic State’s Media Department: A Letter of Complaint – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2F7TiVO

Grading the Quality of ISIS Videos: A Metric for Assessing the Technical Sophistication of Digital Video Propaganda – Mark D. Robinson and Cori E. Dauber, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2SBga35