Terrorism in Indonesia and the perceived oppression of Muslims worldwide / Prakoso Permono and A'an Suryana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Permono, Prakoso, author.

Suryana, A'an, author.

Series:

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 14, 2023.

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 14, 2023

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Indonesia.

Muslims--Indonesia--Public opinion.

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2023.

Summary:

Various motivations underlying terrorism uncovered by recent scholarship include the radicals' desire for Muslim unity, political interest, yearning to correct social and economic deprivation in the Muslim world, and simply anti-Westernism.<br><br>This article focuses on the radicals' call for Muslim solidarity and how this tends towards becoming their primary motivation for perpetrating terrorism. It discusses how radical groups and individuals exaggerate the perceived oppression of Muslims worldwide and how this encourages their sympathizers in planning, fundraising and/or executing terrorist attacks.<br><br>The so-called ummah solidarity discourse is coupled with the prevalence of the dogma that Muslims are targets of Western or foreign oppression. This has legitimized jihadist terrorists' use of violence and facilitated the recruitment of new terrorists.<br><br>Besides regular crackdowns on terrorists and putting limitations on access to radical websites and other Internet sources, this article contends that the Indonesian security apparatuses and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must work with the embassies from India, China and Myanmar based in Jakarta to nullify any likelihood of terror attacks on their embassy compounds or their citizens.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

Terrorism in Indonesia and the Perceived Oppression of Muslims Worldwide

INTRODUCTION

MUSLIM SOLIDARITY MOTIVATION AND METHODOLOGY

THE WORLDVIEW OF JIHADISTS: UMMAH AND MUSLIM SOLIDARITY

MUSLIM SOLIDARITY, PERCEIVED OPPRESSION OF MUSLIMS AND VIOLENT JIHAD

PERCEIVED MUSLIM OPPRESSION IN INDIA, CHINA AND MYANMAR

THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2024).

ISBN:

9789815104820

9815104829

OCLC:

1409683193