Curbing the Rise in Extremism Needs a Deepened Understanding of Islam
Professor of Islamic Studies in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies of University of Notre Dame, Ebrahim Moosa said Malaysia should inoculate individuals with tools to understand the humanistic knowledge of Islam to have a broader and complex understanding of the religion.
Speaking at the “Symposium on Countering Violent Extremism” in Kuala Lumpur, which was organized jointly by the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) and the Penang Institute, Moosa said Muslims should also have zero tolerance towards anything that does not follow the criteria of love, compassion and care, the Rakyat Post reported.
“Malaysia was once an Islamic model for developing Muslim countries.” he told The Rakyat Post.
“However, should extremism not be curbed, it would come back to bite its society,” he said, adding that space to allow pluralism of viewpoints should be made.
