ISIS, Propaganda, and Islamophobia

Abstract

The terrorist organization called IS (Islamic State), which emerged after the invasion of Iraq by the United States of America, has reached the center of attention by the size of the land it controlled in Syria and Iraq, as well as sensational terrorist attacks it performed in different places such the USA, Europe and Africa, but especially in the Middle-East. The organization is holding an extensive propaganda activity in order to realize its regional, global and ideological agenda, and with this purpose it effectively uses both traditional and new media tools. Propaganda is considered to be a field for “jihad” for IS, and the organization is carrying the war to this “front” with all of its resources. The propaganda activities most of which have violent content help the organization to constantly stay relevant. IS contributes to the Islamophobia that is rising in the West with the terrorist attacks it conducts and the propaganda that it shapes through these attacks. IS, which is a highly pragmatic structure in the strategic sense, uses the resulting Islamophobia for recruiting new members for the organization, especially from among Muslims living in Western countries. In this sense, there is a symbiotic relationship between IS and emerging far-right and Islamophobic movements.

Keywords

• Propaganda
• Mass Communication
• Social Media
• Islamophobia
• ISIS

IŞID, Propaganda ve İslamofobi

Öz

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin Irak’ı işgali sonrasında ortaya çıkan IŞİD (Irak Şam İslam Devleti) örgütü, Suriye ve Irak’ta kontrol ettiği toprakların büyüklüğü ve başta Ortadoğu’da olmak üzere, ABD, Avrupa ve Afrika gibi birçok farklı coğrafyada gerçekleştirdiği sansasyonel terör eylemleriyle dünya gündemine oturmuştur. Örgüt, bölgesel, küresel ve ideolojik ajandasını gerçekleştirebilmek için yoğun bir propaganda faaliyeti yürütmekte ve bu amaçla gerek geleneksel gerekse yeni medya araçlarını etkin bir şekilde kullanmaktadır. Propaganda, IŞİD tarafından bir “cihat” sahası olarak görülmekte, örgüt elindeki bütün imkânlarla savaşı bu yeni “cepheye” taşımaktadır. Birçoğu vahşet içerikli olan söz konusu propaganda faaliyetleri, örgütün sürekli olarak gündemde kalmasını sağlamaktadır. IŞİD, gerçekleştirdiği terör eylemleri ve bu eylemler üzerinden şekillendirdiği propaganda ile Batı’da yükselen İslamofobiye katkı sağlamaktadır. Stratejik anlamda son derece pragmatist bir yapı olan IŞİD, üretilen İslamofobiyi başta Batılı ülkelerde yaşayan Müslümanlar olmak üzere, örgüte yeni katılımcılar kazandırmada kullanmaktadır. Bu anlamda, IŞİD ile yükselen aşırı sağ ve İslamofobik oluşumlar arasında simbiyotik bir ilişki bulunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• IŞİD
• Propaganda
• Kitle İletişimi
• Sosyal Medya
• İslamofobi

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