@article {Siroky:2022:0010-4159:525,
title = "Purifying the Religion: An Analysis of Haram Targeting among Salafi Jihadi Groups",
journal = "Comparative Politics",
parent_itemid = "infobike://cuny/cp",
publishercode ="cuny",
year = "2022",
volume = "54",
number = "3",
publication date ="2022-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "525-546",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0010-4159",
eissn = "2151-6227",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/cp/2022/00000054/00000003/art00007",
doi = "doi:10.5129/001041522X16264419205870",
keyword = "JIHAD, RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, SALAFI IDEOLOGY, GLOBAL ANALYSIS, RUSSIA, HARAM TARGETING, CAUCASUS",
author = "Siroky, David S. and Souleimanov, Emil Aslan and Ratelle, Jean-Fran{\c{c}}ois and Popovic, Milos",
abstract = "Islamic law denotes as haram any forbidden behavior, object, beverage, or food. Despite subscribing to a similar Salafi ideology, very few jihadi groups use violence against haram targets (e.g., brothels, casinos, statues, liquor stores, mixed sex schools, and gay clubs). This study
argues that haram-centered violence unites ethnically-mixed jihadi groups by fostering a superordinate Islamic identity that enables them to overcome their collective action problems. As a result, ethnically-mixed Salafi jihadi groups deploy haram targeting much more than homogenous ones.
Using new disaggregated group-level data, our analyses demonstrate that the ethnic structure of Salafi jihadi groups shapes haram targeting, both in Dagestan and on a global scale. The article discusses these findings and directions for future research on religious violence.",
}