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Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia

The occurrence of many events involving radical or militant elements today caused a concern that education too might have been used by some irresponsible groups to spread their radical ideas in order to recruits followers or supporters. In some Muslim countries today, this is what that has happened...

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Main Authors: Fathil, Fauziah, Oktasari, Wiwin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: International Islamic Schools Alliance (ITTISHAL) 2016
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H Social Sciences (General)
H51 History
L Education (General)
LA History of education
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/55616/1/55616_Religious%20Education%20and%20Containment%20of%20Radical_baru.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.556162019-09-19T07:40:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55616/ Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia Fathil, Fauziah Oktasari, Wiwin H Social Sciences (General) H51 History L Education (General) LA History of education The occurrence of many events involving radical or militant elements today caused a concern that education too might have been used by some irresponsible groups to spread their radical ideas in order to recruits followers or supporters. In some Muslim countries today, this is what that has happened and is taking place where young people including youths and young children are taught to hate other people of different beliefs or ideologies and trained on how to handle weapons. In Malaysia, while phenomenon involving radical ideas is generally under control, still there have been some allegations that a certain style of education particularly of pondok system being involved in militant-related activities. Based on primary and secondary sources, this paper attempts to seek out reasons for such allegations, highlighting certain issues and prior events that happened in the country which might have contributed to these contentions. The paper also provides possible means and ways, in view of the scenario in Malaysia, in making sure that religious education in the country remains free from the unwanted radical elements or ideas. International Islamic Schools Alliance (ITTISHAL) 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55616/1/55616_Religious%20Education%20and%20Containment%20of%20Radical_baru.pdf Fathil, Fauziah and Oktasari, Wiwin (2016) Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia. In: 1st International Conference on Islamic Education, 10-12 October 2016, Surakarta, Indonesia.
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
H51 History
L Education (General)
LA History of education
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
H51 History
L Education (General)
LA History of education
Fathil, Fauziah
Oktasari, Wiwin
Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
description The occurrence of many events involving radical or militant elements today caused a concern that education too might have been used by some irresponsible groups to spread their radical ideas in order to recruits followers or supporters. In some Muslim countries today, this is what that has happened and is taking place where young people including youths and young children are taught to hate other people of different beliefs or ideologies and trained on how to handle weapons. In Malaysia, while phenomenon involving radical ideas is generally under control, still there have been some allegations that a certain style of education particularly of pondok system being involved in militant-related activities. Based on primary and secondary sources, this paper attempts to seek out reasons for such allegations, highlighting certain issues and prior events that happened in the country which might have contributed to these contentions. The paper also provides possible means and ways, in view of the scenario in Malaysia, in making sure that religious education in the country remains free from the unwanted radical elements or ideas.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Fathil, Fauziah
Oktasari, Wiwin
author_facet Fathil, Fauziah
Oktasari, Wiwin
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title Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
title_short Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
title_full Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
title_fullStr Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of Malaysia
title_sort religious education and containment of radical elements: the case of malaysia
publisher International Islamic Schools Alliance (ITTISHAL)
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55616/1/55616_Religious%20Education%20and%20Containment%20of%20Radical_baru.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55616/
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