Impact of Isis on Radical Groups of Southeast Asian Countries

Abstract

Radicalization is not a new phenomenon in Southeast Asia. Islamic radicalization has increased and became a significant issue in Southeast Asia since 2001. Faith-based organizations have supported the radical spreading of misinformation, and therefore various measures have many casualties. the development of Islamic radicalism in Southeast Asia is starting to spread in Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia, mostly via social media. This research focuses on how the ideology of ISIS affects (re-activated) radical groups in Southeast Asia. More specifically, through discourse text analysis and frame analysis, this research aims to analyze similarities in discourses and frames through their communication campaigns. Besides, how the spreading of Islamic radicalism in Southeast Asia and broadening the scope of knowledge on the impact of Islamic radicalization in other regional countries also become a discussion. While ISIS shrinks in the Middle-East, the researchers argue that in recent years ISIS has started to affiliate with countries in Southeast Asia.

Roles of the Turats Ulama Nusantara Groups on the Counter Radicalism in Indonesia

“…These categories are not mutually exclusive to each other and as will be discovered, there is often crossover between the aim and activity of these two categories. The first category could be termed as the communication benefit, which encompasses recruitment through reaching out to potential radicals, creating group forums, collaborating with terrorist associates, administering digital training environments, coordinating organizational activity and propagating terrorist organization material (Dodego & Witro, 2020;Halim & Kesuma, 2019;Selçuk & Panagiotou, 2020).…”

“…In their study of American ISIS sympathisers and members on Twitter, Hughes and Vidino found that "purely webdriven" radicalisation is undeniable. However, they also demonstrate that, in many cases, radicalised individuals "initially cultivated and later strengthened their interest in ISIS's narrative through faceto-face relationships" (Selçuk & Panagiotou, 2020).…”