MOHAMED OSMAN Mohamed Nawab <br/><br/>
Jihad in the Bastion of "moderation":  understanding the threat of ISIS in Malaysia/ 
Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman and Aida Arosoaie 
 -  2020 
<br/><br/> Malaysia has long been hailed as a beacon of moderate Islam. Yet, at present, there is considerable support for ISIS amongst Malaysians, and it represents a unique articulation of contemporary violent Islamist extremism. Malaysians who joined ISIS in Syria and its supporters at home are characterized by a sense of Islamic righteousness. Also, they share distinctive features that differentiate them from the old jihadi generation: a diverse occupational background, the lack of either formal or informal religious training, and the growing nexus of criminality-radicalization. Malaysian support for ISIS can be historically and politically contextualized in relation to the Islamization race between the main political parties, the presence of Salafi-jihadi discourse and ISIS's discursive construction of authentic Islam. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MALAYSIA--ISLAMIC STATE IN SYRIA AND IRAQ--ISIS--ISLAM--TERRORISM--MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC PARTY--PAS--UNITED MALAYS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION--UMNO--SALAFI-JIHADISM