Jihadism in Maldives : impact on vital tourism industry

• Main Author: Iromi, Dharmawardhane
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102887; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38640; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38631; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38638; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38635; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38634; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38633; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38632; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38630; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38629; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38637; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38628
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There has been in recent years a disproportionate number of Maldivian fighters in Syria amid increased grassroots radicalisation in the Maldives, traditionally a religiously-relaxed Muslim country. Effective domestic and regional counter-extremism measures can reverse these trends.