The Clash of Identities: An Analysis of the Causes of Salafi Jihadi Terrorism with Reference to Jemaah Islamiyah

Staunton, Dirk

doi:10.1111/j.1754-9469.2008.00004.x

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“…The main reason why former jihadists differ from ex-offenders (i.e., ex-alcoholic, ex-drug user, ex-cult member, etc.) in evaluating their pasts is because during their times in jihadist group, they had internalised the values of the group that they were the vanguard of ummah (Roy, 2004) who are acting on the perceived grievances of Muslims by choosing to fight back against their perceived oppressors (Staunton, 2008). Preserving the positive evaluations on their past identity would help them to maintain selfcontinuity as a good Muslim even though they are now choosing a different path from their former comrades.…”

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Deradicalisation and Disengagement from Terrorism and Threat to Identity: An Analysis of Former Jihadist Prisoners’ Accounts

Syafiq

2019

Psychology and Developing Societies

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This qualitative study aims to explore the personal experience of former prisoners jailed for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia who have reported or have been reported as having deradicalised or disengaged from violent extremism. The participants were interviewed about their experiences of deradicalisation and disengagement and the perceived implication of the experiences on their identities. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analysed using a thematic analysis. The results show that most participants reported that they experience identity threats because of their status as former terrorist prisoners from former comrades as well as from the wider society. The threats were said to have impacted negatively upon their positive sense of self; thus, they invoked the strategies to cope with the threats. While participants’ strategies to cope with former jihadist comrades’ threats operated in the intrapersonal level, their strategies to alleviate the threats from wider society occur in the interpersonal level. This study found that most participants re-evaluate their past experiences positively and even utilised them as a part of their present identities primarily when they dealt with former comrades’ criticisms. To resist the wider society’s stigma and suspicion, they concealed their identity as a former terrorist prisoner while, at the same time, bolstered their personal characteristics in terms of interpersonal relationships.

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Deradicalisation and Disengagement from Terrorism and Threat to Identity: An Analysis of Former Jihadist Prisoners’ Accounts

Syafiq

2019

Psychology and Developing Societies

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“…Studi sebelumnya tentang komunitas Islam Salafi telah banyak dilakukan oleh para ahli. Penelitian-penelitian tersebut di antaranya mengungkap keberadaan Islam Salafi yang cenderung menimbulkan pergejolakan seperti aksi terorisme (Staunton, 2008), ekstrimisme (Hellmich, 2008), radikal (Abdullah and Salleh, 2015), dan menolak hukum selain Islam dan yang dipercayainya (Wilonoyudho, Salim and Muhtaram, 2020). Gambaran tentang kelompok Salafi tersebut membentuk sebuah frame negatif dari publik bahwa keberadaan mereka telah mengancam nilainilai sosial-keagamaan umat Muslim dan agama lainnya.…”

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The Socio-religious Construction: The Religious Tolerance among Salafi Muslim and Christian in Metro

Setyawan

Nugroho

2021

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Salafi Islamic community has been negatively constructed as puritan, extreme, and exclusive group separated itself from the social space. This justification precludes possibility that Salafi groups can synergize with surrounding socio-religious conditions. This article reveals the socio-religious life among Salafi community of Ma’had Ittiba’us Salaf in Purwoasri Village, Metro City to maintain the Islamic Salafi concept and expanding network of its followers. The research methodology is qualitative using observation, interviews, and documentation studies to expose the Salafi movement. This study shows that the presence of Salafi in Purwosari can build good relations with other religious communities, both Muslims and non-Muslims (Chrisrtian). The synergy between Salafi Muslims and Christians in building a strong social construction in maintaining the peace values is facilitated by the FPKM organization. This study concludes that Salafi da’wah is not entirely around the radical activities and leads to violence. Salafis in Metro City use a lot of social networks, technology facilities, and local organizations to preach, be economically, and socially. Keywords: salafi, socio-religious construction, religious relation, tolerance Pandangan masyarakat tentang komunitas Islam Salafi telah terkonstruksi negatif sebagai kelompok puritan, ekstrim, dan ekslusif yang memisahkan dari lingkungan sosial. Justifikasi tersebut menutup kemungkinan Salafi dapat bersinergi dengan keberagaman sosial-keagamaan sekitarnya. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap realitas kehidupan sosial-keagamaan komunitas Salafi Ma’had Ittiba’us Salaf di Kelurahan Purwoasri Kota Metro dalam mempertahankan konsep Islam Salafi dan memperluas jaringan pengikutnya. Metodologi penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan menggunakan data observasi, interview, dan studi dokumentasi untuk menjelaskan gerakan Salafi. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa keberadaan Salafi di Purwoasri mampu membangun hubungan baik dengan komunitas kegamaan lainnya, baik Muslim maupun non-Muslim (Kristen). Sinergisitas antara Salafi dan Kristen dalam membangun konstruksi sosial yang kuat dalam menjaga nilai-nilai perdamaian difasilitasi dengan adanya Paguyuban FPKM. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa ternyata dakwah Salafi tidak secara keseluruhan terkonsentrasi dengan aktivitas radikal dan mengarah kepada kekerasan. Salafi di Kota Metro banyak menggunakan jaringan sosial, fasilitas teknologi, dan bergabung dalam Paguyuban untuk berdakwah, berekonomi, dan bersosial. Artikel ini masih terbatas pada skala penelitian di kota Metro, sehingga masih sangat mungkin untuk dilengkapi oleh kajian pada tempat lain dengan skala dan pendekatan yang berbeda. Kata Kunci: salafi, konstruksi sosial-kegamaan, relasi keagamaan, toleransi

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“…The ability of Salafi women to merge into the social construction of society is an important in reconstructing their identity, which has been close to being considered a radical group (Abdullah and Salleh 2015), extreme (Hellmich 2008), and intolerant (Norlen 2020, Rahmatullah 2017), which has the potential to cause upheaval (Staunton 2008). They began to gain space by building integration with local community and elements (Abidin and Hafizah 2019).…”

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Media and Women’s Economy: an Empirical Analysis of Gender Equality Construction of Salafi Congregation in Lampung

Nugroho,

Setyawan,

Mansyur

et al. 2023

Analisa J. Soc. Sci. Relig.

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Gender equality is an important aspect of building harmony in the family. Salafis, with their teachings of Islamic purity, is considered a religious organization that severely restricts women's activities. This reality makes the public think that Salafi women are domesticated, subordinated, and discriminated against in terms of gender. This study examines and explores the concept of gender equality in the Salafi family and how it is contextualized in reality and women's economic movements. This qualitative research uses observational data, periodic WhatsApp application interviews, and documentation studies. This study shows that, first, an understanding of gender equality has been developed in Salafi families in Lampung, although its implementation still requires negotiation by considering the rights and obligations of women in the family, as wives, mothers, and both. Second, while still paying attention to religious norms, Salafi women utilize social media, the internet, and digital technology to build businesses, partner, and connect with many parties. Third, the creativity of Salafi women in building homes as a place for entrepreneurship, no longer a domestic space, has been able to form alliances instead of causing conflict between home and workplace and clouding public perceptions that they are domesticated.

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The Clash of Identities: An Analysis of the Causes of Salafi Jihadi Terrorism with Reference to Jemaah Islamiyah

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Deradicalisation and Disengagement from Terrorism and Threat to Identity: An Analysis of Former Jihadist Prisoners’ Accounts

Deradicalisation and Disengagement from Terrorism and Threat to Identity: An Analysis of Former Jihadist Prisoners’ Accounts

The Socio-religious Construction: The Religious Tolerance among Salafi Muslim and Christian in Metro

Media and Women’s Economy: an Empirical Analysis of Gender Equality Construction of Salafi Congregation in Lampung

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