The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain
Violent radicalisation is currently one of the most pressing global problems. Accordingly, the intention of this paper is to discover the views on terrorism in the name of Islam held by Islamic religion teachers in Spain and to analyse the preventive socio-educational measures that they propose, emp...
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| author | María Navarro-Granados Vicente Llorent-Bedmar Verónica C. Cobano-Delgado Palma |
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| description | Violent radicalisation is currently one of the most pressing global problems. Accordingly, the intention of this paper is to discover the views on terrorism in the name of Islam held by Islamic religion teachers in Spain and to analyse the preventive socio-educational measures that they propose, employing a mixed methods approach with a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Most of the teachers point to a poor knowledge of Islam among the young, especially as regards to the concept of jihad, as the main reason behind this phenomenon. The second-generation immigrants among the teachers attach great importance to possible identity crises as a factor that makes the young more vulnerable to violent radicalisation. The most frequently mentioned social measure is fostering the integration of Muslims, thus creating a sense of belonging to their country of residence. They recommend preventive educational strategies that, far from focusing on detecting possible violent extremists, place the accent on teaching the fundamentals of the Islamic religion in order to provide young people with the tools that they need to challenge violent ideologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-074ca2f51ebc43d48106427ae33239fd2023-11-20T21:47:16ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442020-11-01111162410.3390/rel11110624The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in SpainMaría Navarro-Granados0Vicente Llorent-Bedmar1Verónica C. Cobano-Delgado Palma2Departamento de Teoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía Social, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Pirotecnia s/n, 41005 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Teoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía Social, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Pirotecnia s/n, 41005 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Teoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía Social, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Pirotecnia s/n, 41005 Sevilla, SpainViolent radicalisation is currently one of the most pressing global problems. Accordingly, the intention of this paper is to discover the views on terrorism in the name of Islam held by Islamic religion teachers in Spain and to analyse the preventive socio-educational measures that they propose, employing a mixed methods approach with a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Most of the teachers point to a poor knowledge of Islam among the young, especially as regards to the concept of jihad, as the main reason behind this phenomenon. The second-generation immigrants among the teachers attach great importance to possible identity crises as a factor that makes the young more vulnerable to violent radicalisation. The most frequently mentioned social measure is fostering the integration of Muslims, thus creating a sense of belonging to their country of residence. They recommend preventive educational strategies that, far from focusing on detecting possible violent extremists, place the accent on teaching the fundamentals of the Islamic religion in order to provide young people with the tools that they need to challenge violent ideologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/11/624Islamic religious educationMuslim teachersradicalisationSpain |
| spellingShingle | María Navarro-Granados Vicente Llorent-Bedmar Verónica C. Cobano-Delgado Palma The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain Religions Islamic religious education Muslim teachers radicalisation Spain |
| title | The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain |
| title_full | The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain |
| title_fullStr | The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain |
| title_short | The Views on Terrorism in the Name of Islam Held by Islamic Religion Teachers in Spain |
| title_sort | views on terrorism in the name of islam held by islamic religion teachers in spain |
| topic | Islamic religious education Muslim teachers radicalisation Spain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/11/624 |
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