Countering ‘Islamic’ violent extremism? The implementation of programs to prevent radicalization by Muslim-led civil society organizations in Malindi, Kenya
This article explores how Muslim-led civil society organizations (CSOs) implement programs to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) in Malindi, Kenya, while adapting these programs to both their local context and the CVE-policies of Western donors. So far, little research has been done on how East-African...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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Religion
Jahr: 2021, Band: 51, Heft: 2, Seiten: 259-279 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Malindi
/ Islam
/ Radikalisierung
/ Abwehr
/ Gesellschaftliche Organisation
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik BJ Islam KBN Subsahara-Afrika |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Muslims in East-Africa
B violent extremism B religious co-existence B Islam B Kenya B Civil Society Organizations B political secularism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article explores how Muslim-led civil society organizations (CSOs) implement programs to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) in Malindi, Kenya, while adapting these programs to both their local context and the CVE-policies of Western donors. So far, little research has been done on how East-African Muslims relate themselves to (global) anxieties about Islam and violent extremism. Taking theories within the anthropology of secularism as an analytical frame, I argue that although Western donors try to maintain a public stance of neutrality towards different religions, they perpetuate stigmatizing associations between Islam and terrorism by tacitly mobilizing a distinction between ‘moderate’ and ‘radical’ Muslims. Based on extensive ethnographic research, I subsequently analyze how Muslim-led CSOs strategically navigate and challenge these stigmatizing associations as they implement CVE programs in Malindi. I also show how the desire to present Islam as peaceful limits possibilities to address widespread feelings of marginalization among Kenyan Muslims. |
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| ISSN: | 1096-1151 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2021.1865603 |