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Securitisation, nationalism and democracy: The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia

  • Dr Christian Harijanto and Professor Farida Fozdar,

How HTI was constructed as an existential threat and banned using a process beyond the normal systems of democracy.

How the hyper-securitisation of Muslims in Malaysia is dividing society

  • Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter and Aslam Abd Jalil,

The division between Muslims and non-Muslims is widening and threatens Malaysia’s delicate form of multiculturalism.

France’s anti-separatism law is increasing the securitisation of Muslims

  • Assistant Professor Imène Ajala,

France’s anti-separatism law seems to suggest that one cannot be French and Muslim at the same time.

Strategies of control and the silencing of Muslims in Spain

  • Assistant Professor Johanna M. Lems and Professor Laura Mijares,

Securitisation and ‘pre-crime’ prevention negatively impact the daily lives of those who self-identify, or are identified by others, as Muslim.

Securitisation contributes to an anti-women backlash in Australian Muslim communities

  • Alyssa Moohin,

Interviews with Australian Muslim women reveal a connection between securitisation and some Muslim men’s involvement in anti-women movements.

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