Implications of the jihadist terrorism in cyberspace

Authors

  • Bianca Brandea University of Bucharest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53477/2284-9378-24-10

Keywords:

terrorism, jihad, security, conflict, hacktivism, propaganda, defense, cyberterrorism.

Abstract

The terrorist attack on the 11th of September, 2001, marked the change in the West’s perception of the Middle East and vice versa. Followed by the US military presence in the Middle East, this event contributed to the development of the means of terrorist actions around the world and the popularization of jihad. The hostile attitude of the West thus succeeded in maintaining the state of tension between the two spaces. Over time, jihadist and terrorist groups have been joined by members originating from the West who were convinced by the importance of the “missions” they later undertook. In the present paper, we will focus on the transposition and continuation of hostilities in both geographic and cyber spaces, with reference even to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Author Biography

Bianca Brandea, University of Bucharest

Bianca Brandea is a PhD candidate at the “Languages and Cultural Identities” Doctoral School from the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest, working on the pragmatic expressions of the sports supporters from Casablanca. Her main research interests are Moroccan dialectology, linguistic behaviours and sociolinguistics in Morocco (especially in Casablanca), freedom of speech and protest behaviours, the ultras phenomenon, and speech acts and code-switching involved in Moroccans' manifestations on the stadia. Other research interests of hers are related to the political and religious extremism, and socio-cultural background and evolution in the Middle East and North Africa. Her publications include pragmatics theories applied in the manifestations of the sports supporters from Casablanca, censorship and freedom of speech, and analysis of terrorist mentality.

 

Selected publications:

  • ”Terrorism: from obsession to social gangrene” (Terorismul: de la obsesie la cangrenă socială)
  • ”Fī Blādī Ẓalmōnī'In My Country They Oppressed Me' - The Uncensored Censorship”
  • ”Speech Acts in Graffiti and Gestures of the Sports Supporters from Casablanca”
  • ”Speech acts in the language of the sports supporters from Casablanca” (Acte de vorbire in limbajul suporterilor sportivi din Casablanca)

 

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2024-04-08

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Brandea, B. . (2024). Implications of the jihadist terrorism in cyberspace. BULLETIN OF "CAROL I" NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, 13(1), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.53477/2284-9378-24-10

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