ABSTRACT
This study looks at efforts to counter the political and ideological support for terrorist organizations and terrorism as a method in post-apartheid South Africa. In attempting to do this, particular focus is placed on Muslim extremism in South Africa, and the particular organizational expressions of this tendency in the country. While South Africa has its fair share of extremist movements of all political persuasions, Muslim extremism has constituted the most significant threat to governmental authority faced by the newly democratized South Africa. In an era where Islamist terrorism continues to assume international centre-stage, it is essential to consider the South African example as one offering possible strategies to successfully combat Muslim extremism.
