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The Current and Emerging Threat of Extremism and Terrorism by Prof. Rohan Gunaratna
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20 April 2009
Driven by militant interpretation of Islam, the global jihadist ideology will present the most significant and enduring threat both to Muslim regimes and to Western societies; and with Al Qaeda transforming from an operational to an ideological organisation, the threat will de-centralise.With youth spending more time on the Internet, the Global Jihad Movement will increasingly reach out to Muslims both territorial and migrant/diaspora. Propaganda on the net has self-radicalised Muslims catalysing homegrown Jihadism, a phenomenon threatening the fabric of multicultural societies.
