My Beloved Brothers in God, This Is an Invitation: The Islamic State’s Dawa and Mosques Administration

To understand how the Islamic State attempted to garner support and promote its interpretation of Islam, this paper explores important background on dawa itself, on the group’s use of dawa prior to the Caliphate announcement, and on the concept’s propagation in official IS media productions. The paper concludes by exploring how dawa was administered on a daily basis and supported by internal IS administrative documents, providing a deeper understanding of these practices by placing them within a broader historical perspective...

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