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02-22-2016, 08:21 AM
‘IS threat in M’sia a bomb waiting to explode’
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBpN2Id.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=fThis article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on February 22, 2016. KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim cleric Zamihan Mat Zin Al-Ghari said Putrajaya needs to intensify efforts to counter threats by the Islamic State (IS), which have reached a “critical” level akin to third stage cancer. “It is like a ticking bomb ready to explode if ** proper measures are carried out to counter and eradicate the influences of Isis sympathisers in the country,” he said. The president of Pertubuhan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Aswaja), who is also involved in a rehabilitation programme for suspected militants and sympathisers, said one of the things the government could do was to set up a Counter Narrative Ideology Centre, similar to the ones in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai. “In UAE, they have the Sawab centre, Kalam Research Centre and in Dubai they have the Hidayah centre with the objective of countering terrorism through narrative ideology.” He said a similar proposal had been forwarded to the home ministry for further action. Zamihan hoped that the centre could become a reality soon. “We don’t need big budget to setup the centre. We need a very small allocation to get it started. But most importantly, we really need such a centre.” He added that although the situation in Malaysia is still under control, more efforts are needed to be done to counter the inflow of ideologies by extremists to recruit more followers to join them in their struggle. “Isis sympathisers in Malaysia, despite k**wing what the group had done, the cruelty and the murders they had committed, still believe in the militant organisation’s struggle. “Many of them have been brainwashed. This propaganda is being channelled through social media and online networking. So, in order to fight the threat, we have to use similar methods. “ ... by putting the message out there and allowing people to make their own comparison and do their own thinking.” — The Malaysian Insider
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBpN2Id.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=fThis article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on February 22, 2016. KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim cleric Zamihan Mat Zin Al-Ghari said Putrajaya needs to intensify efforts to counter threats by the Islamic State (IS), which have reached a “critical” level akin to third stage cancer. “It is like a ticking bomb ready to explode if ** proper measures are carried out to counter and eradicate the influences of Isis sympathisers in the country,” he said. The president of Pertubuhan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Aswaja), who is also involved in a rehabilitation programme for suspected militants and sympathisers, said one of the things the government could do was to set up a Counter Narrative Ideology Centre, similar to the ones in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai. “In UAE, they have the Sawab centre, Kalam Research Centre and in Dubai they have the Hidayah centre with the objective of countering terrorism through narrative ideology.” He said a similar proposal had been forwarded to the home ministry for further action. Zamihan hoped that the centre could become a reality soon. “We don’t need big budget to setup the centre. We need a very small allocation to get it started. But most importantly, we really need such a centre.” He added that although the situation in Malaysia is still under control, more efforts are needed to be done to counter the inflow of ideologies by extremists to recruit more followers to join them in their struggle. “Isis sympathisers in Malaysia, despite k**wing what the group had done, the cruelty and the murders they had committed, still believe in the militant organisation’s struggle. “Many of them have been brainwashed. This propaganda is being channelled through social media and online networking. So, in order to fight the threat, we have to use similar methods. “ ... by putting the message out there and allowing people to make their own comparison and do their own thinking.” — The Malaysian Insider