ID | 162461 |
Title Proper | Understanding the Creation and Radicalisation of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM) |
Language | ENG |
Author | Arosoaie, Aida |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper analyses the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM) through the lens of social movement theory. By locating these movements in a larger historical and socio-political configuration, the paper documents the national and international political opportunities that fostered SIMI and IM's emergence and radicalisation, including the rise of Hindu extremism, socially institutionalised discrimination and international Islamist revival. Further, the paper investigates the emergence of a seemingly new collective identity and the resources it mobilised. Finally, it investigates the frames employed in justifying calls for violence by deconstructing and contextualising the groups’ Islamic cultural repertoires. |
`In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 41, No.3; Sep 2018: p.519-534 |
Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2018-09 41, 3 |
Key Words | Religion ; Jihad ; Hindu Nationalism ; Social Movement Theory ; Radicalisation ; Islamist Extremism ; SIMI ; IM ; Justice/Injustice |