Study: Racism, more than religion, leads to violent extremism

KUALA LUMPUR: Racism is a bigger factor leading to violent extremism among young people in Malaysia than religiosity, say University of Putra Malaysia researchers.

This was one of the findings in a new study, titled “Normative Beliefs About Countering Violent Extremism: A Study on Malaysian Youths”, conducted by the varsity's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Department of Psychiatry) senior lecturers Dr Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail and Dr Tan Kit-Aun, alongside IMAN Research.