Recruitment is defined as the act of enlisting people into the armed forces. “Recruitment provides the assassins, suicide bombers, kidnappers, executioners, engineers, soldiers and armies of future terrorism” (Weimann, 2007, p. 47). The structure of terrorism has evolved significantly over the years. As terrorism develops and expands into a more complex form, recruitment tactics also grow. Terrorist groups have made great strides to successfully expand their organizations by recruiting in all corners of the globe. Most people don't wake up and decide to join a terrorist group. Recruiting is where it all begins; By examining recruitment processes in a terrorist organization, it is possible to better understand how people enter, stay in, and leave terrorist organizations. To spread their ideologies, extremists must first grow their audience to reach those individuals who could be influenced. The first tactic in the recruitment process is to distribute and publicize your message and ideologies in hopes of attracting the attention of future recruits. According to a recent report by the United Nations CTITF Working Group on the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, this is achieved through the dissemination of information regarding global social, economic and political issues that can be resolved with violent acts (Dornbierer, 2011 )). As technology continues to develop, so too do strategies, allowing them to replenish and grow in size. In this way terrorists have the task of expanding their audience; they turned their gaze to the younger generations, since young people are more easily influenced. Terrorist organizations have branched out in their recruitment campaigns using pop culture... middle of paper... reconstituting and expanding their movements, both on land and through cyberspace, terrorist recruitment is vital to planning and tracking successfully up to the set goal. Recruits are motivated by the rewards of the afterlife, as well as solidifying their existence and being lauded as heroes by their friends and families. The martyr, Salah Ghandor's wife, Maha, was filled with joy and pride knowing that her husband died as a martyr. (Jaber, 1997, p. 5). Many young men and women believe that becoming a terrorist is the only way to excel in life, the only way to stand out and make a difference; their altruistic actions provide them with self-fulfillment. As long as recruiters continue to use their greatest weapons of inspiration and encouragement by defining terrorist acts as morally acceptable, terrorism will always be a growing threat.