ALMOST one in 10 Malaysian youth polled in Selangor and Sabah have the potential to be radicalised, and believe violence in the name of religion is justified, local think tank Iman Research found in its study on normative beliefs about violent extremism.
The study, which looked at 1,139 youth aged 18 to 35 in the two states, found that support for extremist causes was linked with the respondents’ exposure to religious ideology.
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If that's the case, the name of the religion must be changed to something more appropriate and befitting that belief.. . LOL
Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku
Violent youth extremism in the Malaysian context is almost totally confined to the Muslims. One main reason is the influence of religious teachers in schools. Another is the malignant role of successive governments in pandering to Islamism and actively encouraging radical practices or at least turning a blind eye to it.
Posted 5 years ago by Simple Sulaiman
The government is responsible for giving legitimacy to radicalism by the tacit approval it gives to it by not coming down hard on the radicals. So long as the government does not "dare" or does not want to get tough with the radicals, so long will the seeds of radicalism continue to be sown.
Posted 5 years ago by Ravinder Singh
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