Martyrdom video
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Martyrdom videos are video recordings, generally from Islamist activists who are about to take part in a suicide attack
and expect to die during their intended actions. They typically include a statement by the person preparing to be a martyr
for their cause. While they are generally of amateur quality, some of them incorporate text, music and sentimental clips. The people in these videos typically sit or stand in front of a black Islamic flag.
Such videos are widely circulated for propaganda
purposes following the event by the groups behind them.
The videos are intended to preserve their memory of their subjects, and to justify and glorify their actions. They may also serve the function of committing their makers to their actions, by making a public statement of commitment that they feel they cannot go back on.
Martyrdom videos have been common features of Middle Eastern and Muslim fundamentalist terrorism, and most recently in that associated with al-Qaeeda.
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
and expect to die during their intended actions. They typically include a statement by the person preparing to be a martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
for their cause. While they are generally of amateur quality, some of them incorporate text, music and sentimental clips. The people in these videos typically sit or stand in front of a black Islamic flag.
Such videos are widely circulated for propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
purposes following the event by the groups behind them.
The videos are intended to preserve their memory of their subjects, and to justify and glorify their actions. They may also serve the function of committing their makers to their actions, by making a public statement of commitment that they feel they cannot go back on.
Martyrdom videos have been common features of Middle Eastern and Muslim fundamentalist terrorism, and most recently in that associated with al-Qaeeda.
See also
- Suicide bomber
- Shaeed( Sikh martyr)
- Beheading videoBeheading videoBeheading video is a colloquial term in the U.S. popularized during the "War on Terror" for videos released by Islamist militant groups depicting interviews by hostages taken by said groups. The prelude to these videos usually show the subject alive and pleading for their lives sometimes...