The potential of Muslim religious organizations as subjects of social prevention of radicalism

The subject of the study is the potential of Muslim religious organizations as subjects of social prevention of radicalism. The object of the research is the peculiarities of social prevention of radicalism in the Muslim religious environment. In the article, the author examines the content and correlation of the concepts of "radicalism", "extremism", and "terrorism". In this regard, radicalization is characterized as a socio-psychological process, its causes and consequences. Along with this, the peculiarities of the activities of agents of destructive influence are revealed and the possibilities of Muslim religious organizations as subjects of social prevention of radicalism are analyzed. The author pays special attention to the role of primary social prevention in the Muslim religious environment, which can create a kind of "immunity" to radical influences. In this regard, the social functions of religion in general and, in particular, the social functions of Muslim religious organizations are considered. The base of the study was made up of regulatory legal acts and official websites of Muslim religious organizations. The empirical basis of the study are : the results of a case analysis of audio materials of lectures on pseudo-Islamic topics, expert interviews with representatives of the National Islamic Charitable Foundation "Yardam-help". The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the concept of social prevention is revealed in the context of the urgent tasks of preventing radicalism and extremism, its levels are meaningfully characterized, and the potential of Muslim religious organizations as subjects of primary and secondary social prevention is shown. From the perspective of an interdisciplinary approach, a number of measures have been proposed to develop the activities of relevant religious organizations, which should involve reputable Muslim religious figures with extensive experience in socially oriented activities, Islamic scholars, as well as specialists in interdisciplinary research and practice. The results of this work are applicable by political figures in order to improve the social climate, employees of various Muslim religious organizations in order to develop socially oriented activities, teachers and educators in order to educate and enlighten.