Youth and Women Radicalisation in Singapore: Case of Syaikhah Izzah

• Main Author: Mahzam, Remy
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83595; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42716
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari is believed to be the first Singaporean woman to be detained for radicalisation. It marks a troubling shift in how young people including females have been co-opted in extremist propaganda strategy. Online radicalisation will continue to be the principal purveyor of extremism in highly digitized societies with strong anti-terrorism laws like Singapore. Family-centered counter-radicalisation initiatives are needed to address youth vulnerability in radicalisation that can lead to terrorism.