The Jihadi Discourse of the Terrorist Propaganda on the Internet

Abstract

This article uses the method of thematic discourse analysis to study jihadi
discussion forums in cyberspace. Firstly, this paper deals with propaganda
as a form of communication, shows the Internet as a medium that has
absorbed all other media, and analyses the terrorist ideas spread through
the Internet. The main part of this study focuses on the jihadi
discourse, through which jihadists present the Islamic world as suffering
under the oppression of the West to persuade a passive Muslim audience
to join the jihad. Through an analysis of text extracts from three popular
jihadi forums (Alqimmah, Al Fallujah and Ansar Al Mujahideen) the paper
deals not only with different types of propaganda, but also with the
intentions of the propagandists and the means they use to achieve their
goals.