Stereotypes Against Al Qaeda

To influence diverse audiences, terrorist groups usually create propaganda that can be appealing to wide-ranging viewers. They also have advertisement that focuses on messages towards specific groups or individuals. Depending on the social media user, extremist groups have the ability to be broad or very specific in recruiting. This can rely on the type of comment a person leaves on videos, television shows, or other types of media propaganda.
Al Qaeda Communication Strategy

Al Qaeda main message is fixated on justified violence. As they believe terrorism is necessary for the jihad, against non-believers. This message allows Al Qaeda to concentrate propaganda toward the Muslim populations, in an endeavor to create a relationship between violence and being a devout Muslim. Stating that there terrorist actions is necessary by the devout Muslims against unbelievers. If this action …show more content…
Al Qaeda uses several online magazines to broadcast its strategy to massive audiences. In Sawt al-Jihad (Voice of Jihad), an article’s author focuses on mobilizing Muslims to commit jihad. In another online magazine, Mu'askar al-Battar (Camp of the Sword), an article covered online recruiting and suggested that new members should remain in their local surroundings after being recruited. With the guidelines of telling new members to remain in place, this allows Al Qaeda the ability to commit future acts of terrorism. This group also has online supporters that operate autonomously, further distribute links to sites and propaganda, and maintain loosely aligned sites that produce lower quality propaganda. The group is vital to Al Qaeda online existence as it translate media into different