Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia

After Malaysia's independence, a few extant religious groups sought political remedies on their own terms. They believed government institutions and parties represented un-Islamic values. Within the traditional Malaysian context, two types of religious radicals exist: ethno-religious revivalist...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Kifli, Azura, Yusoff, Kamaruzaman, Ebrahimi, Mansoureh, Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89814/
http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2327-0071/CGP/V15I01/37-51
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spelling my.utm.898142021-03-04T02:45:59Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89814/ Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia Muhammed Kifli, Azura Yusoff, Kamaruzaman Ebrahimi, Mansoureh Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc H Social Sciences (General) After Malaysia's independence, a few extant religious groups sought political remedies on their own terms. They believed government institutions and parties represented un-Islamic values. Within the traditional Malaysian context, two types of religious radicals exist: ethno-religious revivalists and religious fanatics. Currently, post-9/11 Malaysian radicals reminted these old ideas with hardcore amalgams provided by Daesh dogmatism. The changes transformed Salafi reformers so thoroughly that traditional Malay jihadis now prowl the land as Salafi Takfiris. Since Islamic terrorism is global and Malaysia has a solid opposition party, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS,) suspiciously viewed by Western analysts as fundamentalist, we focus on parties, groups, and movements with the least opportunistic leanings toward radicalism. Hence, this article examines the new ideological Daesh coinage and concerns itself with common beliefs and accommodating social patterns of two homegrown organizations: Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and the Militant Malaysian Group (KMM). Authors also relate detailed governmental responses to both real and perceived threats. Common Ground Research Networks 2020-04 Article PeerReviewed Muhammed Kifli, Azura and Yusoff, Kamaruzaman and Ebrahimi, Mansoureh and Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah (2020) Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies, 15 (1). pp. 37-51. ISSN 2327-0071 http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2327-0071/CGP/V15I01/37-51 DOI:10.18848/2327-0071/CGP/V15I01/37-51
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
H Social Sciences (General)
Muhammed Kifli, Azura
Yusoff, Kamaruzaman
Ebrahimi, Mansoureh
Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah
Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
description After Malaysia's independence, a few extant religious groups sought political remedies on their own terms. They believed government institutions and parties represented un-Islamic values. Within the traditional Malaysian context, two types of religious radicals exist: ethno-religious revivalists and religious fanatics. Currently, post-9/11 Malaysian radicals reminted these old ideas with hardcore amalgams provided by Daesh dogmatism. The changes transformed Salafi reformers so thoroughly that traditional Malay jihadis now prowl the land as Salafi Takfiris. Since Islamic terrorism is global and Malaysia has a solid opposition party, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS,) suspiciously viewed by Western analysts as fundamentalist, we focus on parties, groups, and movements with the least opportunistic leanings toward radicalism. Hence, this article examines the new ideological Daesh coinage and concerns itself with common beliefs and accommodating social patterns of two homegrown organizations: Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and the Militant Malaysian Group (KMM). Authors also relate detailed governmental responses to both real and perceived threats.
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author Muhammed Kifli, Azura
Yusoff, Kamaruzaman
Ebrahimi, Mansoureh
Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah
author_facet Muhammed Kifli, Azura
Yusoff, Kamaruzaman
Ebrahimi, Mansoureh
Abu Bakar, Siti Zubaidah
author_sort Muhammed Kifli, Azura
title Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
title_short Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
title_full Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
title_fullStr Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in Malaysia
title_sort islamic radicalism: twenty-first century challenges in malaysia
publisher Common Ground Research Networks
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89814/
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