ABSTRACT

Why do young Muslim students who live in a relatively peaceful and pluralistic society like Ghana embrace extremist ideologies? This paper examines the radicalisation of young Muslims in Ghanaian universities. It analyses the different structural and managerial models adopted by three of the oldest public universities to govern students’ religious activities on campus. We draw on data from several sources to argue that the weaknesses of the management of religious spaces in university campuses and the marginalisation of Muslim students’ association in university chaplaincies contributes to the radicalisation of young Muslims in Ghana. The unregulated sacred spaces encourage students to search for religious resources on the internet; a significant source that helps to radicalise young Muslims in institutions of higher learning.

摘要

为什么生活在加纳这样相对和平和多元化社会中的年轻穆斯林学生会拥护极端主义意识形态？本文考察了加纳大学中年轻穆斯林的激进化。它分析了三所最古老的公立大学管理学生校园宗教活动的不同结构和管理模式。我们利用来自多个来源的数据来论证，大学校园宗教场所管理的薄弱和大学牧师中穆斯林学生协会的边缘化导致了加纳年轻穆斯林的激进化。不受管制的神圣空间鼓励学生在互联网上搜索宗教资源；一个重要的来源，有助于在高等教育机构中激进化年轻的穆斯林。