Need for a movement inside Islam: Abbott

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has called for a movement inside Islam against extremism, in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott believes there should be a movement inside Islam which calls out extremism.

In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, Mr Abbott says not only does Australia have to tackle the "would-be terrorist empire" at home and abroad, but also its vicious ideology.

"What we do need I think is a movement inside Islam which makes it absolutely crystal clear that anything that smacks of death to the infidel is wrong," he told Alan Jones on Radio 2GB.