Part 3
Author: Ahmad Abid
2. The Extensive Propaganda of ISIS:
Propaganda can create crucial and suitable environments for embracing diverse ideologies by reshaping a society’s values, beliefs, images, and mindsets.
The power and influence of propaganda have prompted some scholars to recognize that it can, at times, deprive individuals of their autonomy in determining their destiny and dominate their thought processes.
This element is prominently featured in ISIS’s operations and is a fundamental element of the group’s extremist doctrine, rendering ISIS propaganda highly effective in garnering followers.
ISIS not only disseminates false and unsubstantiated propaganda but also consistently and officially encourages its supporters to promote ISIS’s extremist ideology as a significant and indispensable symbol of Islam.
A pivotal aspect in the ongoing discussion is to determine whether the propaganda presented by ISIS is true or false. While this subject is extensive and multifaceted, we will provide a concise summary.
ISIS consistently utilizes baseless, inaccurate, and deceptive information to propagate its propaganda and allure individuals. It vilifies rival factions and governments as feeble and deviant while evading any discussion of its own religious, ethical, and societal transgressions, even purporting to be the sole Islamic entity.
Through its unfounded propaganda, ISIS routinely amplifies its triumphs and seeks to minimize its financial and human casualties to uphold the morale of its combatants and adherents.
The extremist faction ISIS, via deceit and unfounded propaganda, presents its caliphate as the exclusive Islamic realm of ideals, deeming joining it as a critical and imperative obligation for every adherent of Islam.
Therefore, the second tactic employed by ISIS for recruitment, which appears to yield moderate success, is the extensive utilization of baseless propaganda. In the subsequent segment of the article, we will delve into the third factor, namely the utilization of social media, Inshallah.
