{"id":474,"date":"2026-08-11T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/?p=474"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:31:08","slug":"new-book-explores-nigerias-geopolitical-role-in-the-rise-of-isis-available-free-to-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/?p=474","title":{"rendered":"New book explores Nigeria\u2019s geopolitical role in the rise of ISIS, available free to researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">A new research book titled \u201cFrom Geography to Ideology: Nigeria\u2019s Role in the Rise of ISIS and the Reshaping of Political Equations\u201d has been published by authors Hadi Hassanzadeh Iraqi and Akram Amirizadeh, and is now available free of charge to researchers and policy analysts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheshmandazefarda.ir\/001-2\/\"><span class=\"\">Published in 129 pages by Ganjour Publishing House in 2025 (1404 in the Iranian calendar), the book examines the geopolitical factors that have enabled the expansion of terrorist groups, particularly ISIS and Boko Haram, in Nigeria, drawing on geopolitical theory and security studies to analyze the multi-layered dimensions of the phenomenon.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The authors argue that Nigeria\u2019s specific geopolitical conditions \u2014 including porous borders, ethnic and religious diversity, widespread poverty, administrative corruption, and a weak central state \u2014 have created fertile ground for ISIS to expand its influence. The book highlights how ISIS has exploited these fault lines, working with Boko Haram (which pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2015) to strengthen its presence in West Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">Structured in five chapters, the book offers a multidimensional analysis of the political, security, and humanitarian consequences of ISIS\u2019s presence in Nigeria, and serves as a valuable resource for researchers in political science, international relations, political geography, and security studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">Researchers and the general public can access the full text of the book for free on the website of Radio-ye Cheshm Andaz-e Farda.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new research book titled \u201cFrom Geography to Ideology: Nigeria\u2019s Role in the Rise of ISIS and the Reshaping of Political Equations\u201d has been published by authors Hadi Hassanzadeh Iraqi&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,9],"tags":[127,126,128],"class_list":["post-474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamic-world","category-political","category-science-and-technology","tag-akram-amirizadeh","tag-hadi-hassanzadeh-iraqi","tag-isis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=474"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474\/revisions\/479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}