Publication

This publication examines the role of the internet in Indonesia in disseminating the message of radical fundamentalist Islamic groups. It argues that the internet serves as a key tool of self-definition and collective action for these groups. The author discusses two case studies: the first explores internet use by Laskar Jihad, the radical militia group involved in the Maluku conflict. The second looks at how radical fundamentalist Islamic groups have used the internet after 9/11 to disseminate charges that the US and Israel are conspiring against Islam.