Yes, I explored a bunch of these types of stories when examining 'stories of martyrs' series in Islamic State's al-Naba' newsletter: a number of them have a redemption motif, the idea being they are no less dignified than those on the right path early on x.com/azelin/status/…
Yes, I explored a bunch of these types of stories when examining 'stories of martyrs' series in Islamic State's al-Naba' newsletter: a number of them have a redemption motif, the idea being they are no less dignified than those on the right path early on x.com/azelin/status/…
@ajaltamimi I think a lot of westerners have a hard time grasping the fact that Islamic radicals can be hypocritical or inconsistent in their beliefs and that a lot of them have a school shooter-type life path.