Going to Hell or Heaven? An Analysis of Malaysian Muslims’ Perspectives on Extremism in Religion

Religion has long been the focus of research looking into terrorismand extremism. However, previous researches tend to focus heavily on terroristand extremist groups who have committed acts of terrorism. This study furtherexpands the literature by analysing how the public perceive extreme elements i...

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Authors: Aminudin, Rabi’ah (Author) ; Jaafar, Izzuddin M. (Author) ; Akhmetova, Elmira (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2020
In: Intellectual discourse
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 623-647
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