Gebrauch und Missbrauch von Nashids – Nutzung religiöser Gesänge für extremistische Zwecke: Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme anhand einer datenbankgestützten Literaturrecherche

Rashid Bajwa; Kaser Ahmed; Mohammad Nadeem; Diba Hosseini; Felix Brandes; Sabrina Kunze; Isgard Ohls

doi:10.1515/spircare-2024-0008

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Gebrauch und Missbrauch von Nashids – Nutzung religiöser Gesänge für extremistische Zwecke

Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme anhand einer datenbankgestützten Literaturrecherche

Rashid Bajwa , Kaser Ahmed , Mohammad Nadeem , Diba Hosseini , Felix Brandes , Sabrina Kunze and Isgard Ohls

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From the journal Spiritual Care Volume 13 Issue 4

Zusammenfassung

In diesem Beitrag wird die Rolle von Nashids im Verständnis religiöser Gesänge in militant-islamistischer Propaganda thematisiert. Es wurde anhand einer datenbankgestützten Literaturrecherche versucht, bisher gewonnene Erkenntnisse zum Thema darzulegen. Dabei zeigte sich, dass Nashids ein zentrales Mittel für Propaganda- und Mobilisierungszwecke sind und entsprechend Einsatz finden. Des Weiteren werden in szenetypischen Nashids einschlägige Inhalte vermittelt, die insbesondere von einem stark dualistischen Weltbild sowie von Verschwörungsnarrativen geprägt sind.

Hinsichtlich der Wirkung von Nashids auf Konsumierende lassen sich relevante Hinweise auf emotionaler, geistiger und identitätsstiftender Ebene feststellen.

Abstract

This article discusses the role of Nashids in the sense of religious chants in militant Islamist propaganda. An attempt was taken to present previous findings on the topic through a databased literature review. The results showed the pivotal role of Nashids militant Islamist propaganda and mobilization activities. Furthermore, the findings revealed the usage of typical Islamist narratives in Nashids, which are particularly characterized by a firm dualistic view and conspiracy theories. In regard to the appeal of Nashids on consumers, there are indications of an impact on the mental and emotional level as well as on identity formation dynamics.

Schlüsselwörter: Nashids; Verschwörungserzählungen; Islamismus

Keywords: Nashids; Conspiracy theories; Islamism

Acknowledgments: This research was made possible by the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) and is part of a larger research project named „Geschlecht und Radikalisierung im Phänomenbereich Islamismus im Zeitalter neuer Medien (GeRaMed)“includingone organizations, the department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Research funding: This article was written as part of the GeRaMed-project, which was funded by the German Bundesministerium für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The research related to human use complied with all the relevant national regulations, institutional policies, is in accordance the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and has been approved by the authors’ institutional review board or equivalent committee.

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