Islamic Radicalism in East Africa: Is There a Cause for Concern?

Kfir, Isaac

doi:10.1080/10576100802291584

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“…In the 1990s, Washington viewed global terrorism with growing concern. The USA was heavily affected by the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993, the East Africa Embassy bombings in 1998, and the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, which, for the Americans, pointed to a growing and potentially global jihadist threat (Kfir, 2008;Raymonda, 2006). Even so, Washington stopped short of declaring an all-out 'war on terror' in the 1990s.…”

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The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Javadi

2023

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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What is security in the twenty-first century? Recently, issues such as crime, terrorism, energy security, population movements and migration, environmental and climate security, underdevelopment, health and pandemic diseases, as well as economic security have become important matters of European security. Furthermore, more traditional security challenges, such as military conflicts and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), have evolved and changed character. In this context, an increasing body of scholarship has recognized the European Union (EU) as a security actor, which is well equipped to tackle these complex security challenges, due to the multi-dimensional or structural character of its policies.Based on a broad definition of security, this unprecedented series examines the role of Europe in international security and justice matters. Taking inspiration from the European Security Strategy (ESS), it identifies more traditional security threats such as WMDs, but also points to global warming and poverty as the possible cause of conflict. Moreover, the series promises to recognize the intrinsic links between security and justice from a multitude of disciplinary perspectives and provides a platform for research that focuses on the study of Europe as a whole, going beyond only the European Union.

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The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Javadi

2023

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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“…By 2002, this had already begun to change: at the core of the Paradise Hotel bombing were members of the original group which had planned the 1998 attacks, but it also involved Kenyans (Botha, 2013: 3-5). The Ethiopian invasion that overthrew the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia marked a further change (Kfir, 2008). It made the conflict in Somali more easily presentable as simple fight for Islam, and propelled al-Shabaab -rather than al-Qaeda -into the role of the principal mobilizing force in the region.…”

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Islam, politics, and violence on the Kenya coast

Willis

Mwakimako

2022

Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa

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“…Each are part of the long-term history of the coast, reflecting a vibrant urban tradition connected to both African and international networks. It can also be seen in less tangible aspects such as the heterodox Islamic tradition that reflects centuries of connection and conversion, and the input of multiple diasporic communities and schools of learning [46], although this is now under threat from a rise in fundamentalism [47][48][49].…”

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Rising from the Depths Network: A Challenge-Led Research Agenda for Marine Heritage and Sustainable Development in Eastern Africa

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The Rising from the Depths (RftD) network aims to identify the ways in which Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) can contribute to the sustainable development of coastal communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. Although the coastal and marine heritage of eastern Africa is a valuable cultural and environmental resource, it remains largely unstudied and undervalued and is subject to significant threat from natural and anthropogenic processes of change. This paper outlines the aims of the RftD network and describes the co-creation of a challenge-led research and sustainability programme for the study of MCH in eastern Africa. Through funding 29 challenge-led research projects across these four Global South countries, the network is demonstrating how MCH can directly benefit East African communities and local economies through building identity and place-making, stimulating resource-centred alternative sources of income and livelihoods, and enhancing the value and impact of overseas aid in the marine sector. Overall, Rising from the Depths aims to illustrate that an integrated consideration of cultural heritage, rather than being a barrier to development, should be positioned as a central facet of the transformative development process if that development is to be ethical, inclusive and sustainable.

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Islamic Radicalism in East Africa: Is There a Cause for Concern?

Cited by 11 publications

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The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Islam, politics, and violence on the Kenya coast

Rising from the Depths Network: A Challenge-Led Research Agenda for Marine Heritage and Sustainable Development in Eastern Africa

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