Religious extremism and radicalisation of Muslims in Malaysia: the Malay ties with the Mujahidin, al Qaeda and ISIS

• Main Authors: Jaafar, Muhammad Izzuddin, Akhmetova, Elmira
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 2020
• Subjects: BL Religion; BP173.44 Human Rights In Islam; BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam; JC49 Islam and Politics; JQ1758 Public Administration -Religious Aspects - Islam; JQ719 Elections in Malaysia; JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78409/7/78409-Religious%20extremism%20and%20radicalisation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78409/8/78409-Religious%20extremism%20and%20radicalisation_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78409/; https://journal.unisza.edu.my/jonus/index.php/jonus/article/view/488/238

This study discusses the reasons behind the rise of religious extremism in Malaysia within the framework of international politics and the world order by highlighting the ties of Malay Muslims with the Mujahidin, Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) over the last four decades. For...