The Influence of Terrorism Activities on Muslim-Christian Relations in Garissa County, Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Abdi1, Aden Ismail
Maina, Newton Kahumbi
Gecaga, Margaret
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Publisher
JCAB
Abstract
Terrorism is no doubt a global problem of the 21st century and as evidenced by the continued
terror attacks, the menace is causing major global security distress. In Kenya terrorism has among
other things considerably affected the Muslim-Christian relations in the country. Despite vast
literature on terrorism and interreligious relations, there are limited research on the influence of
terrorism on Muslim-Christian relations in Garissa County, Kenya hence this study. The general
objective of this study was to examine the influence of terrorism on Muslim-Christian relations in
Garissa County, Kenya. The study employed both descriptive and explanatory design. The target
population of the study was 199,469 from Garissa County from which a sample of 384 respondents
were obtained through purposive sampling. Data was collected from primary sources using;
questionnaires, interview guide and focus group discussions as well as secondary sources, through
literature review. The findings revealed that, terrorist selective attacks of Christians and the use
Islamic concept of jihad during attacks have created suspicion and mistrust among the Muslims
and Christians in the area. The study concludes that unless the misunderstanding of the concept
of Jihad is demystified, the Muslims-Christians relations will significantly be affected as the
terrorist will continue propagating their attacks as an Islamic concept of jihad. The study
recommends that Muslim leaders needs to demystify the concept of Jihad in order to restore
Muslim-Christian relations. Also, the Government security agencies and civil society, Muslim
leaders, and Christians should continually organize awareness campaigns in the region to create
alertness about the terrorist’s schemes.
Description
research paper in International Journal of Current Aspects, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2022, PP 1-23, ISSN 2616-6976
Keywords
Al-Shabaab, Influence of Terrorism, Jihad Teaching in Islam, Muslim-Christian relations, Perpetrator Characteristics
Citation
Ismail, A., Maina, N., & Gecaga, M. (2022). The Influence of Terrorism Activities on MuslimChristian Relations in Garissa County, Kenya. International Journal of Current Aspects, 6(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.35942/ijcab.v6i1.223