Religious Violence in the Middle East: Military Intervention, Salafi-Jihadism and the Dream of a Caliphate

From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular and traditional scholars alike. This paper demonstrates that there are three complex,...

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Published in:Cultural and religious studies
Main Author: El-Badawi, Emran (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: David Publishing Company 2016
In: Cultural and religious studies
Further subjects:B hamas
B wahabism
B israeli-arab war
B syrian civil war
B Jihad
B Arab Spring
B Salafi
B ISIL
B Iranian revolution
B Cold War
B al-qaeda
B hezbollah
B War on terror
B Isis
B taliban
B muslim brotherhood
B gulf war
B Caliphate
B islamic state
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Summary:From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular and traditional scholars alike. This paper demonstrates that there are three complex, interrelated causes for this violence: foreign military intervention, Salafi-Jihadism and a utopian state founded upon faith and justice, i.e. a caliphate.
ISSN:2328-2177
Contains:Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2016.06.007