http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-III).03
10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-III).03
Published : Sep 2023
The Role of Social Media in Propagating the Religious' Popular Narratives and Radicalization
This research work is about the use of social media by different militant organizations to radicalize people and propagate different religious popular narratives, which are circulating in our society via social media. Social media has lowered the entry barrier of radicalism through different mediums of social media, which are used intentionally by different militant organizations and groups. Social media is a very strong and convincing medium in this technological era most people have internet access and use social media widely. In this paper different platforms of social media are discussed one by one, and how radical groups use these sources of social media to get the moral and financial support of the people, making them radical in their thoughts and extreme in their actions.
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Religious Politics, Popular Narratives, Social Media, Radicalism, Extremism
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(1) Sakeena
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Uroosa Ishfaq
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Sakeena., & Ishfaq, U. (2023). The Role of Social Media in Propagating the Religious' Popular Narratives and Radicalization. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(III), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-III).03
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CHICAGO : Sakeena, , and Uroosa Ishfaq. 2023. "The Role of Social Media in Propagating the Religious' Popular Narratives and Radicalization." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI (III): 16-27 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-III).03
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TURABIAN : Sakeena, , and Uroosa Ishfaq. "The Role of Social Media in Propagating the Religious' Popular Narratives and Radicalization." Global Digital & Print Media Review VI, no. III (2023): 16-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-III).03