The Diverse Roles of Bangladesh's Diaspora Communities in Jihadism

Title
The Diverse Roles of Bangladesh's Diaspora Communities in Jihadism
Publication Date
2022-02-21
Author(s)
Mostofa, Shafi Md
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Brill
Place of publication
The Netherlands
DOI
10.1163/09763457-20221003
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/60846
Abstract

Diaspora radicalisation has increasingly become a source of major concern for home and host countries, especially with technology facilitating easier communication with the global village. The popular perception used to be that expatriates were less vulnerable to radicalisation, but this paper argues that in reality the scenario is completely different. Using a desk-based literature review and interviews in Dhaka, and focusing on the Bangladeshi diaspora, the findings of the study show that members of the diaspora communities have increasingly been targeted, or indeed target other members, for radicalisation. Radical expatriates have not only recruited new members online and raised funds to support terrorism, they have also provided charismatic leadership, thereby directing extremist groups from the front.

Link
Citation
Diaspora Studies, 15(2), p. 119-133
ISSN
0976-3457
0973-9572
Start page
119
End page
133

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