Islamist “hyper-extremism” could destabilise the West, according to a new report which studies religious freedom in all 196 of the world’s countries.
Aid to the Church in Need’s survey of religious liberty, which comes out every two years, says that since 2014 “a new phenomenon” has emerged which they call “Islamist hyper-extremism’. They say this form of violence, exemplified by ISIS and other groups, is “unprecedented in its violent expression”.
Hyper-extremism is characterised by a “radical system of law and government”, a hostile attitude to other faiths and non-conforming Muslims, cruelty, use of social media, and a global impact “enabled by affiliate extremist groups and well-resourced support networks”.
