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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A WORD FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

TOPIC OF THIS ISSUE
AL-QAEDA, TALIBAN AND ISIS IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Ahmad Shayeq Qassem
UNPACKING THE TALIBAN: A HYBRID OF DELINQUENT SANCTIMONY

Muhammad Moheq, Riad Amiraoui, Bashir Ansari
TALIBAN AND ISIS: AN ANALYTICAL COMPARISON

Mohammad Khalid
JAHILIYYAH RHETORIC AS A DIVINE LEGITIMACY FOR VIOLENCE: A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF SAYYID QUTB AND THE CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIST ORTHODOXY ON AL-QAEDA, THE TALIBAN, AND THE ISLAMIC STATE

Aiman Abboushi, Sharifah Hayaati Syed Ismail al-Qudsy, Amer Abdulwahab
HOW AL-QAEDA AND ISIS EMPLOYED MEDIA? A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Adel Salama, Sharifah Hayaati Syed Ismail al-Qudsy, Osman Rasip, Amer Abdulwahab
THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE IN THE MEDIA DISCOURSES OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

Fawad Poya
TERRORISTS OR LEGITIMATE INSURGENTS? THE TALIBAN STATUS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW

ANALYSIS

Omar Joya, Lufti Rahimi
A THEORY OF RELIGIOUS GRIEVANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN

REVIEWS, CRITICAL VIEWS AND POLEMICS

Lars Rhodin
“THE POLITICS OF PROTESTANT CHURCHES AND THE PARTY-STATE IN CHINA: GOD ABOVE PARTY?”

Nemanja S. Mrdjenovich
“RELIGION, BIDEN AND SERBIA: RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN THE POLITICS OF PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HOW COULD IT AFFECT SERBIAN INTERESTS”