Going to hell or heaven? an analysis of Malaysian Muslims’ perspectives on extremism in religion

• Main Authors: Aminudin, Rabi'ah, Jaafar, Muhammad Izzuddin, Akhmetova, Elmira
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2020
• Subjects: BP173.44 Human Rights In Islam; BP173.55 Islam and nationalism; BP173.6 Islam and the state; BP173.63 Islam and civil society; BP173.7 Islam and politics; JC49 Islam and Politics; JF799 Political rights. Political participation
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84664/1/84664_Going%20to%20hell%20or%20heaven.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84664/6/84664_Going%20to%20hell%20or%20heaven_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84664/12/84664_Going%20to%20hell%20or%20heaven_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84664/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/id/article/view/1663/945
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Religion has long been the focus of research looking into terrorism and extremism. However, previous researches tend to focus heavily on terrorist and extremist groups who have committed acts of terrorism. This study further expands the literature by analysing how the public perceive extreme element...