Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-254) and index.

Introduction / Simon Staffell and Akil N. Awan -- The 'Islamic State' and al-Qaeda / Nelly Lahoud -- Ayman al-Zawahiri and the rise of ISIL / Donald Holbrook -- From 25 January to Islamic State: transitions in Egyptian Jihadist narratives / Simon Staffell -- Beyond narrative : how and why Islamically inspired narratives of political violence resonate in contemporary Tunisia / Jonathan Githens-Mazer -- Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Yemen : a battle for local audiences / Elisabeth Kendall -- Inside the propaganda machine of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its evolution following the rise of Islamic State / Valentina Bartolucci -- Boko Haram and Islamic State / Virginia Comolli -- Local and global Jihadist narratives in Afghanistan : the impact of the decline of al-Qaeda and rise of 'Islamic State' / Martha Turnbull -- In the shadow of the Islamic State : Shi'i responses to Sunni Jihadist narratives in a turbulent Middle East / Christopher Anzalone -- The impact of evolving Jihadist narratives on radicalisation in the West / Akil N. Awan.