
{"id":21236,"date":"2011-01-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=21236\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T03:45:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T03:45:12","slug":"you-can-be-a-jihadist-without-being-a-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/you-can-be-a-jihadist-without-being-a-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"You can be a jihadist without being a terrorist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to be connected to <em>jihad<\/em>, and only a few of them mean getting involved in violence or terrorism. <\/p>\n<p>This could have been a short conclusion to the work of Ann-Sophie Hemmingsen, who has researched the subject for her PhD thesis, which she defended last week. <\/p>\n<p>Jihadism is considered synonymous with radical Islam. The word Jihad is originally Arabic, translating as struggle. In the west, the word connotates an Islamic holy war against Western civilisation. But the new thesis points out that the devil is in the detail, and the concepts need to be unpacked. Radical islamists are not necessarily connected to terrorism or even al-Qaeda. <\/p>\n<h2>Part of something bigger<\/h2>\n<p>Ann-Sophie observed three terrorist trials for her study.<\/p>\n<p>The individuals on trial and some of the people around them perceived themselves as part of something bigger \u2013 a kind of exclusive group that not everyone has access to.<\/p>\n<p>They share norms, views, dress codes and language, explains Ann-Sophie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThey perceive themselves as parts of a \u2018shared we\u2019,\u00ab she writes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Node\/8956\" target=\"_blank\">Read the article <em>Terrorism research was an emotionally draining experience<\/em> here. <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Not all killers or terrorists<\/h2>\n<p>For some individuals, Jihadism makes them feel like they are \u2018the chosen ones\u2019, and that they can be active participants in their cause. <\/p>\n<p>For others, it was enough to simply be a part of something and to have a network that provides financial, intellectual, social or material resources. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThere are only few of them that want to go out and kill people,\u00ab said Ann-Sophie at her PhD defence.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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One of the conclusions of a new PhD thesis","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":false,"user":false,"contributor_name":"Sylv\u00eda Rut Sigf\u00fasd\u00f3ttir","contributor_title":"&nbsp;","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>There are many ways to be connected to <em>jihad<\/em>, and only a few of them mean getting involved in violence or terrorism. <\/p>\n<p>This could have been a short conclusion to the work of Ann-Sophie Hemmingsen, who has researched the subject for her PhD thesis, which she defended last week. <\/p>\n<p>Jihadism is considered synonymous with radical Islam. The word Jihad is originally Arabic, translating as struggle. In the west, the word connotates an Islamic holy war against Western civilisation. But the new thesis points out that the devil is in the detail, and the concepts need to be unpacked. Radical islamists are not necessarily connected to terrorism or even al-Qaeda. <\/p>\n<h2>Part of something bigger<\/h2>\n<p>Ann-Sophie observed three terrorist trials for her study.<\/p>\n<p>The individuals on trial and some of the people around them perceived themselves as part of something bigger \u2013 a kind of exclusive group that not everyone has access to.<\/p>\n<p>They share norms, views, dress codes and language, explains Ann-Sophie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThey perceive themselves as parts of a \u2018shared we\u2019,\u00ab she writes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Node\/8956\" target=\"_blank\">Read the article <em>Terrorism research was an emotionally draining experience<\/em> here. <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Not all killers or terrorists<\/h2>\n<p>For some individuals, Jihadism makes them feel like they are \u2018the chosen ones\u2019, and that they can be active participants in their cause. <\/p>\n<p>For others, it was enough to simply be a part of something and to have a network that provides financial, intellectual, social or material resources. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThere are only few of them that want to go out and kill people,\u00ab said Ann-Sophie at her PhD defence.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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