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The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse

Boko Haram came to limelight in 2009 as a result of its violent confrontation with the Nigerian government. However, its genesis could be linked to the effects of colonialism and the subsequent socio-economic reality of north-East Nigeria. The activities of the group resulted in the death and displa...

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Main Authors: Salleh, Mohd. Afandi, Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i, Adam, Fadzli, Huda, Miftachul, Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd 2020
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BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92661/1/MohdFauziAbu2020_TheUseofReligionasTool.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92661/
http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.02.148
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spelling my.utm.926612021-10-28T10:18:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92661/ The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse Salleh, Mohd. Afandi Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i Adam, Fadzli Huda, Miftachul Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc Boko Haram came to limelight in 2009 as a result of its violent confrontation with the Nigerian government. However, its genesis could be linked to the effects of colonialism and the subsequent socio-economic reality of north-East Nigeria. The activities of the group resulted in the death and displacement of many people in the Lake Chad area with significant damage to Nigeria. As a terror group claiming to be operating under the principles of Islam, the ideology of Boko Haram centred on the Rejection of western education, condemnation of secularism and westernisation and the incompatibility of Islam with democracy. These gave rise to discourses on the fields and settings of acquiring knowledge in western oriented schools, the concept of taghut (polytheism), employment under a secular government, and the issue of khawarijism. Thus, to blunt the narratives of Boko Haram and to contain the rise of similar groups, this paper recommends that religious activities such as preaching, delivery of sermons, informal Islamic schools and all religious institutions have to be centralised and strictly controlled by the government. Also, a counter narratives campaign has to be embarked by the government by using the existing religious and traditional institutions to deradicalise the mind of the brain-washed people more especially the youth. The Social media is recommended to be the appropriate and effective channel. Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd 2020-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92661/1/MohdFauziAbu2020_TheUseofReligionasTool.pdf Salleh, Mohd. Afandi and Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i and Adam, Fadzli and Huda, Miftachul and Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi (2020) The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7 (2). pp. 806-810. ISSN 2394-5125 http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.02.148 DOI:10.31838/jcr.07.02.148
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topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Salleh, Mohd. Afandi
Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i
Adam, Fadzli
Huda, Miftachul
Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi
The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
description Boko Haram came to limelight in 2009 as a result of its violent confrontation with the Nigerian government. However, its genesis could be linked to the effects of colonialism and the subsequent socio-economic reality of north-East Nigeria. The activities of the group resulted in the death and displacement of many people in the Lake Chad area with significant damage to Nigeria. As a terror group claiming to be operating under the principles of Islam, the ideology of Boko Haram centred on the Rejection of western education, condemnation of secularism and westernisation and the incompatibility of Islam with democracy. These gave rise to discourses on the fields and settings of acquiring knowledge in western oriented schools, the concept of taghut (polytheism), employment under a secular government, and the issue of khawarijism. Thus, to blunt the narratives of Boko Haram and to contain the rise of similar groups, this paper recommends that religious activities such as preaching, delivery of sermons, informal Islamic schools and all religious institutions have to be centralised and strictly controlled by the government. Also, a counter narratives campaign has to be embarked by the government by using the existing religious and traditional institutions to deradicalise the mind of the brain-washed people more especially the youth. The Social media is recommended to be the appropriate and effective channel.
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author Salleh, Mohd. Afandi
Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i
Adam, Fadzli
Huda, Miftachul
Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi
author_facet Salleh, Mohd. Afandi
Muhammad Gwadabe, Nasa’i
Adam, Fadzli
Huda, Miftachul
Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi
author_sort Salleh, Mohd. Afandi
title The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
title_short The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
title_full The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
title_fullStr The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
title_full_unstemmed The use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by Boko Haram: a critical discourse
title_sort use of religion as tool for ideological indoctrination by boko haram: a critical discourse
publisher Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92661/1/MohdFauziAbu2020_TheUseofReligionasTool.pdf
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