Islamic Extremism in South-East Asia https://russiancouncil.ru/en/extremism-asean [[Islamic Extremism Index]] **Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)** JI has its roots in Dar al-Islam (the Land of Islam), a radical Islamist movement that sprang up in Indonesia in the 1940s during the national liberation struggle against Holland. JI was created as a confederation of Islamic groups on January 1, 1993 by Abu Bakar Bashir and Abdullah Sungkar, who were then hiding in Malaysia from the Indonesian authorities. After the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998 they returned to Indonesia, where JI joined terrorist activities sponsored and guided by al-Qaeda. - Founded to resist Holland - Want to create a Caliphate in SEA. - Started 1972 school to preach [[Salafi Islam]] - Founder hide in Malaysia, until Indonesia president Suharto fall. - Arrested, he pledge allegiance to Islamic State