Islamic Fanaticism in Indonesia and Malaysia as Seen Through the Lens of Online Comics and Memes

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10.2991/assehr.k.210531.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Fanaticism, Indonesia, Islam, Malaysia, Meme, Online Comic, Religion

Abstract

This paper investigates how online comics and memes view Islamic fanaticism in Indonesia and Malaysia. There has been a rise in Islamic fanaticism in Indonesian and Malaysian societies. Online comics and memes have also grown in these cultures and they represent new media for the expression and interpretation of daily events. These media are deliberately utilized to critique viral phenomena, ideas, and ideologies in a manner that the public considers both “funny” and “insulting.” It is believed that the creators of digital comics and memes criticize the fundamental values of people without hesitation and satirize religion, ethnicity, race, and politics. This paper examines the rise of political and religious memes to argue that Islamic fanaticism is viewed by online comic and meme creators as a bigoted interpretation of Islam by radicals who desire to fulfill their personal needs. Such fanatics Islamists exploit hoaxes and disinformation to spread their ideas of religion to the public and in the process, taint the value of Islam.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dhany Putra Pratama
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/31
TI  - Islamic Fanaticism in Indonesia and Malaysia as Seen Through the Lens of Online Comics and Memes
BT  - Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Universitas Indonesia Conference (APRISH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 98
SN  - 2352-5398
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