“Peaceful Salafism” in Malaysia: Legitimising Comfort for Radicals

• Main Author: Muhammad Haziq Bin Jani
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81727; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39621
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Revived political Salafist discourse in Malaysia invokes the idea that non-violent Salafism is peaceful. “Peaceful Salafism” arises to assuage existing fears about Salafism and provides a legitimising sense of comfort for radical. Salafis have to end the dogma of hate in their multi-religious societ...