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  • Essay / Recruitment of Ismalic Terrorists - 1774

    Recruitment is defined as the action of enlisting people into the armed forces. “Recruitment provides the killers, suicide bombers, kidnappers, executioners, engineers, soldiers and terrorist armies of the future” (Weimann, 2007, p. 47). The structure of terrorism has evolved considerably over the years. As terrorism grows and takes on more complex forms, recruitment tactics also evolve. Terrorist groups have made great strides in expanding their organizations by recruiting from all corners of the world. Most people don't wake up and decide to join a terrorist group. Recruitment is the starting point of everything; By examining recruitment processes in a terrorist organization, we can better understand how people enter, stay in, and leave terrorist organizations. In order to spread their ideologies, extremists must first increase their audience to reach individuals likely to be influenced. The first tactic in the recruiting process is to broadcast and publicize their message and ideologies in hopes of attracting the attention of future recruits. According to a recent report by the United Nations CTITF Task Force on the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes, this is done through the dissemination of information about global social, economic and political problems that can be resolved through acts of violence (Dornbierer, 2011). )). As technology continues to develop, strategies also evolve, allowing them to replenish and increase in size. In doing so, terrorists seek to broaden their audience; they have set their sights on the younger generation, because young people are more easily influenced. Terrorist organizations have diversified their recruitment campaigns using pop culture... middle of paper ...... reconstitute and expand their movements, whether on land or through cyberspace, terrorist recruitment is essential to success to plan and follow through to the end of their intended objective. Recruits are motivated by the rewards of the afterlife, as well as solidifying their existence and being hailed as heroes by friends and family. The martyr, Salah Ghandor's wife Maha, was filled with joy and pride knowing that her husband had died as a martyr. (Jaber, 1997, p. 5). Many young men and women believe that becoming a terrorist is the only way for them to excel in life, the only way to stand out and make a difference; their altruistic actions allow them to flourish. As long as recruiters continue to use their greatest weapons of inspiration and encouragement by defining terrorist acts as morally acceptable, terrorism will always pose a growing threat..