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| Title: | Combating Islamist radicalisation in South Africa |
| Author: | Solomon, Hussein |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Periodical: | African Security Review (ISSN 2154-0128) |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 17-33 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | South Africa |
| Subjects: | Islam Islamic movements |
| External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2013.862171 |
| Abstract: | Is radical Islamism spreading in South Africa? The answer has to be an emphatic 'yes'. When discussing issues of radicalisation in Africa, commentators often examine the case of Somalia's al-Shabaab or al-Qaeda's North African franchise, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Very little attention is paid to radicalisation amongst South Africa's Muslim population. Yet, there is growing evidence that South Africa has come to play an important role in global jihadi networks, from the provision of safehouses and identity documents to the movement of funds and the existence of paramilitary camps for local and foreign jihadis. This paper briefly examines radicalisation and its attendant sources in the country, as well as ways to combat it, utilising lessons learned from other countries. 'Institutional socialisation' by means of the sources of radicalisation, as well as the concept of what could be termed 'the democratisation of jihad' are discussed. The author also proposes ways to combat radicalisation in South Africa utilising lessons learned from other countries, concluding that issues of radicalisation and deradicalisation have to be dealt with on the part of both government and the South African Muslim community. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |
