(Islamism) Topics to consider

These are some miscellaneous points that need to be pursued; a continuation to the list started in a previous post, but more specifically focused on the Islamist mindset. Later on, common threads and themes can be deduced that cut across all these.

• Is Islamism created by the Islamists, or vice versa?
• What attracts would-be Islamists to this camp (see related TFTD)?
• How cynical should one be in considering their recruitment tactics?
• How conscious is the shift, and is there much self-reflection?
• What various strands of Islamism can be identified, and what do they have in common?
• How "leak-proof" is the Islamist ideology?
• Isn't it just a case of Islamic memes?
• What drives and motivates them as individuals, and as organisations?
• To what extent are their objectives/targets fixed, and how important are they?
• How successful are they at immunising themselves from any serious criticism or calls for change?
• Are these groupings self-sustaining and self-fulfilling? To what extent is it all just about being an Islamist?
• How do they interact between themselves? What is the general dynamic?
• ...
• (to be continued, insha Allah...)