TY  - BOOK
AU  - MOHAMED OSMAN Mohamed Nawab
AU  - AROSOAIE Aida
TI  - Jihad in the Bastion of "moderation": understanding the threat of ISIS in Malaysia
PY  - 2020///
KW  - MALAYSIA
KW  - ISLAMIC STATE IN SYRIA AND IRAQ
KW  - ISIS
KW  - ISLAM
KW  - TERRORISM
KW  - MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC PARTY
KW  - PAS
KW  - UNITED MALAYS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
KW  - UMNO
KW  - SALAFI-JIHADISM
N2  - 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
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14799855.2018.1470508
ER  -