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" The Umma Within the Umma. How Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire Magazine Defines Moral Boundaries "
Lara Tarantini
Nassar, Maha T.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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805085
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TL49932
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2051919391; 10822100
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Abdel-Razzaq, Assim
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The Umma Within the Umma. How Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire Magazine Defines Moral Boundaries\ Lara TarantiniNassar, Maha T.
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The University of Arizona
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2018
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M.A.
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Middle Eastern and North African Studies
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2018
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122
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Committee members: Hudson, Leila O.; Noorani, Yaseen
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-438-00212-8
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In analyzing the content of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s <i> Inspire</i> magazine, I argue that the concept of Imagined Moral Umma should be utilized. I define the Imagined Moral Umma as an imagined community whose boundaries are determined by the moral standards of its members. By means of utilizing this framework, this thesis shows how AQAP creates a finite umma within a (virtually) infinite umma. Furthermore, this thesis shows firstly that the boundaries of this Imagined Moral Umma are flexible: inclusion and exclusion from this community depend upon historical contingencies. Secondly, the concept of <i>takfīr</i> (excommunication from the Muslim community) becomes irrelevant in <i>Inspire</i> magazine’s justification of violence against Muslims. Thirdly, this thesis highlights the ideological shift within <i>Inspire</i> magazine from a chiefly anti-Western propaganda to an anti-imperialist rhetoric.
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Middle Eastern Studies
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Social sciences;Aqap;Inspire;Umma
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Nassar, Maha T.
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Middle Eastern and North African StudiesThe University of Arizona
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