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Countering Violent Islamist Extremism in Muslim Mindanao the 4M Way: the Role of Alternative Narratives / Ramakrishna, Kumar

Ramakrishna, Kumar	Journal Article
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This article argues that countering violent Islamist extremism in the southern Philippines requires greater employment of proactive Alternative Narratives (AN) rather than more reactive Counter-Narratives (CN). It offers the “4 M Way” of employing Alternative Narratives so as to achieve Information Dominance over countervailing violent extremist ideology. Properly executed, the 4 M Way could gradually steer vulnerable Muslims away from violent Islamist ideological rigidities toward the flexible beliefs that have long been part of the lived realities of Bangsamoro region—and essential for peace and stability in Muslim Mindanao.

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Violent Islamist Extremism ; Muslim Mindanao the 4M Way ; Role of Alternative Narratives

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Delegitimizing global jihadi ideology in Southeast Asia / Ramakrishna, Kumar

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2005.

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Terrorism ; Counter Terrorism ; Southeast Asia ; Jihad ; Islamic Terrorism

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Martyrdom, galvanization, and restructuring: understanding the impact of Osama bin Laden's demise for the evolving war on terrorism / Ramakrishna, Kumar

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2011.

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Internet ; Osama Bin Laden ; Al Qaeda ; Al Qaedaism ; Anwar Al-Awlaki

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Reflections of a reformed jihadist: the story of Wan Min Wan Mat / Ramakrishna, Kumar

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On 29 August 2012, a rehabilitated former senior member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Wan Min Wan Mat, delivered a lecture to a group of Malaysian counter-terrorism practitioners in which he sketched out the ideological rationale and aims of the JI network, unpacked in some detail its recruitment and indoctrination philosophy and methodology and also examined what in his personal view are potentially useful strategies for rehabilitating JI militants or preventing the further dissemination of JI extremist ideas. This article examines and evaluates some of the key insights made by Wan Min in his lecture, and argues that his musings are more than mere historical interest in that they have direct relevance to the current struggle against the latest incarnation of the continually evolving violent jihadist threat in Southeast Asia and globally, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS). The central reason for this is that the same broad ideology that animated JI — Salafi Jihadism — basically motivates ISIS as well. Hence, even allowing for dissimilarities in time and space, Wan Min’s insights about JI could well provide useful pointers for counter-terrorism practitioners and specialists dealing with the ISIS threat today.

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Wahhabism ; Jemaah Islamiyah ; Salafi Jihadism ; Hizbut Tahir ; ISIS

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