Indonesia’s Mujahidin Timur, Past and Present: Peripheral Jihad Against a Broader Social History
In this article Charles Baker examines the historical roots of Indonesia’s Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, a militant jihadi organisation. He argues that the state must address major socio-economic discrepancies and perceptions of neglect in order to tackle movements propagated by organisations like MIT.
Over the past four years in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia’s security forces have been engaged in a protracted […]