Journal of Terrorism Studies
Vol. 3, No. 1

TRANSFORMATION OF EX-HTI PROPAGANDA BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Ghazali, Ali Al (Unknown)



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Publish Date
15 May 2021

Abstract

Since it’s dissolution in 2017, HTI ex-members transformed into multiple communities and utilizing internet to conduct propaganda, recruitment, and coordination. Covid-19 pandemic created new opportunity for spread of radicalism because of economic recession and increased poverty. HTI ex-members continue the struggle through underbouw organizations like GEMA Pembebasan, BacktoMuslimIdentity Community (BMI), and MuslimahNewsId. Rise in internet usage during pandemic helps expose people to HTI khilafah propaganda. Uploaded contents are provocative and targeting mainly millennials and women. This increased the potential of sectarian conflict and proliferation of radical islamist movement in the coming years. Government could tackle this by providing Islamic education in college, conducting contra-narration in social media, accelerating economic recovery, and strengthening the implementation of Pancasila.

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As a form of contribution of Terrorism Studies, Strategic and Global Studies Universitas Indonesia to the development of science, Journal of Terrorism Studies (JTS) "focuses on topics relating to radicalism and terrorism both in the review of Islamic, economic and political studies in dealing with ...