Unpacking the role of prophecy in extremist narratives

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Noor Huda Ismail
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2025
• الموضوعات: Social Sciences; Country and region studies; International politics and security
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182018

The fall of Damascus to Syrian rebels has sparked a ripple effect in Southeast Asia, with figures like Indonesia’s Mas’ud Izzul Mujahid using apocalyptic prophecies to fuel extremism. However, the region’s diverse Islamic practices, shaped by unique historical and socio-political contexts, show that...