It’s a war of minds too as authorities fight spread of ideology


SERDANG: Security forces are not only fighting a physical war with Islamic State (IS) but a psychological war, too, as the militant ideology is being spread on social media.

Noticing that the threat could easily spread in institutes of higher learning nationwide, the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation and the police held a talk with students at Universiti Putra Malaysia here.

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