What is it about?
This article calls for an African worldview on the threat of violent Islamism. It argues that so far our main understanding of that threat is outsourced to the Middle East. The threat itself is understood in light of the foreign policy preferences of major powers such as the US. However, since not every two countries or regions are the same, it is important to make a meticulous attempt at locating the sources of the threat inside of local spaces. This does not mean ignoring the apparent global dimension of the threat. It means that that worldview must start from the local to the global, and it must prioritize the preferences and interests of local peoples and societies and not those of global powers.
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Why is it important?
This article lays a moderate foundation for an African worldview on the threat. This therefore helps in bringing some agency to African policy makers as they deal with this hugely globalized threat.
Perspectives
If African peoples and societies are going to be successful as leaders of their socio-political destinies, then they must strive to bring themselves to see things their own way, without much external encroachment. This article suggests ways in which this may be done. It is an effort other scholars may build upon.
Muhammad Dan Suleiman, PhD
University of Western Australia
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This page is a summary of: Eurocentrism, Africanity and ‘the Jihad’: Towards an Africa Worldview on Jihadism, Méthod(e)s African Review of Social Sciences Methodology, July 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/23754745.2017.1354556.
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