Essays about: "Salafism"

Found 5 essays containing the word Salafism.

  1. 1. A Failure of Norm Diffusion: An Analysis of Saudi Export of Salafist Norms to Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Theodor Selimovic; [2023]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; Salafism; Norm Diffusion; Elite structure; Islamic Community; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Saudi Arabia has been exporting Salafism, a fundamentalist version of Islam, to Bosnia and Herzegovina since the 1992-95 Yugoslav secession war. However, Salafism has been mostly rejected, even though one might expect Bosnian society to be susceptible to radicalism. READ MORE

  3. 2. Crusaders and Invaders: How Islamic State and the Christchurch Shooter Portray Their Enemies in Propaganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Shane Grzegorczyk; [2021]
    Keywords : Dabiq; The Great Replacement; political violence; extremism; social identity theory; dehumanization; jihadism; Salafism; white supremacy; white nationalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Research comparing the ideological beliefs, radicalization pathways, and extremist rhetoric of both Salafi jihadists and militant white supremacists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, there has not yet been an in-depth comparison of how those extremists portray the communities they incite violence against. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fundamentalist Separation or Extremist Indoctrination: Salafism in Contemporary Society. A study of preventative practices’ adaptation to Salafist Radicalisation in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Henningsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Salafism; Purist Salafism; Jihadist Salafism; Radicalisation; Prevention; Deradicalisation; Violent Extremism; Legal pluralism; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Salafism is a fundamentalist belief of Islam and its believers strive to live like their forefathers did. In Sweden, the group aim for peaceful segregation and isolation among their believers, rejects modernity and avoid socialisation with Western society and its inhabitants. READ MORE

  5. 4. Historical Research on Boko Haram: a Debate : The Cases of Ansaru and the Chibok Kidnapping

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

    Author : Tommaso Camurri; [2019]
    Keywords : Nigeria; Religion; Islam; Salafism; Jihadism; Terrorism; Boko Haram; Ansaru; Chibok Kidnapping;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on the phenomenon of Boko Haram in Nigeria, attempting to give an understanding of the group based on the academical analysis that has been elaborated through time. A contextualisation of the movement’s evolution introduces two cases of study, currently under scholars’ scrutiny: the birth of the splinter-cell Ansaru and the Chibok kidnapping. READ MORE

  6. 5. Representations of British Salafi Responses to the 7/7 Bombings : An Iconographical Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : YAYA BARRY; [2014]
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    Abstract : Mainstream media has markedly depicted Salafism in quite monolithic ways, giving an impression of uniformity in ideology and practice of this community. This picture has moreover been framed in particularly negative ways when destructive phenomena like transnational terrorism, violent Jihadism and radical insurgency are closely associated with the movement. READ MORE