“Wrath of God” vs “Infidels”: Terrorists Exploiting COVID-19

Paterno Esmaquel II

Rappler

25 April 2020

Framing COVID-19 as the “wrath of God” against “infidels,” terrorists have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to spread their ideology, analysts from a Singapore-based think tank warned.

Experts from the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR), a think tank within the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, reported these findings in a journal issue released on Thursday, April 23.

Abdul Basit, a research fellow with the ICPVTR, outlined the ways terrorists are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis, in his article “The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity for Terrorist Groups?” It was published in the center’s publication, Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses, under the theme “COVID-19 and Terrorism.”

… Paterno Esmaquel II is a student of Master of Science in Asian Studies at RSIS.

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