http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/islamism Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 16:41:02 -0400 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:41:02 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1412/womens-motivations-and-roles-in-islamist-organizations By Audrey Cleaver-Bartholomew - It is a common misperception that Islamist organizations are men’s groups. Some, like the Muslim Brotherhood, even involve specifically gendered names, or include other references to “brothers” and “brotherhood.” Beyond exclusive language, Islamist organizations most frequently recruit among young men and feature gender-segregated spaces with all-male leadership. In the West, Islamists are widely regarded as misogynists and little distinction is made between mainstream organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood and violently oppressive organizations like the Taliban... Tue, 31 May 2016 08:04 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1412/womens-motivations-and-roles-in-islamist-organizations http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/518/democracy-and-islamism-in-algeria-islamocracy By Marissa B. Goldfaden - "The economic difficulties of the mid to late 1980s coincided with the large scale rise of Islamism, as many middle-class educated youth found themselves jobless and without prospects. Islamism offered a governmental alternative that was more authentic culturally than imported, Western ideologies such as socialism, which had failed. The riots of October 1988 marked the end of Algeria's one party rule, as the government formally liberalized in 1989, allowing for competition between political parties. This political opening was exploited by Islamists, who quickly formed the Islamic Salvation... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:13 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/518/democracy-and-islamism-in-algeria-islamocracy http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1226/adapt-qaeda-analyzing-the-relationship-between-ideology-organizational-transformation-and-the-exploitation-of-information-technology By Sandeep S. Chhabra - This paper traces and analyzes the organizational evolution of al-Qaeda from the late 1980s to the present day. It notes that al-Qaeda initially exhibited a hierarchical system and then adopted a hub network approach. Following 9/11 and the U.S assault in Afghanistan, the environment surrounding al-Qaeda was drastically altered, and thus organizational changes became necessary. Employing the concept of a "dune" organization to explain the unique and fluid organizational features al-Qaeda currently exhibits, this paper argues that al-Qaeda strategically chose to exploit the Internet and... Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1226/adapt-qaeda-analyzing-the-relationship-between-ideology-organizational-transformation-and-the-exploitation-of-information-technology