Spreading of Salafism in Africa
The role and importance of religion in many countries' foreign policy seem to be rising again. Many scholars have shown that Saudi Arabia uses the spread of religion, specifically Salafi Islam, as a tool for its foreign policy and to strengthen its influence. Saudi Arabia is a crucial player i...
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Institute of International Relations Prague
2021-09-01
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The role and importance of religion in many countries' foreign policy seem
to be rising again. Many scholars have shown that Saudi Arabia uses the
spread of religion, specifically Salafi Islam, as a tool for its foreign policy and
to strengthen its influence. Saudi Arabia is a crucial player in the MENA
region and the entire Islamic world, and its regional and international
importance is constantly increasing. The author considers understanding
Saudi Arabia’s activities and its foreign policy strategies, mechanisms, and
tools in Africa as very important, as Africa is becoming an arena for new
powers once again. The article aims to identify how Saudi Arabia penetrates
African states and spreads Salafism. It focuses on analyzing Saudi foreign
policy, emphasizing the role of religion and its export. The author analyzes
Saudi Arabia's relations with five selected African states, where Salafism is
spreading, in the period from 2015 to the present.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cd7c2508cb14ae8befc95b493ead32b2023-03-13T08:54:09ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292021-09-01563Spreading of Salafism in AfricaDaniel Svoboda0Faculty of Arts, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic The role and importance of religion in many countries' foreign policy seem to be rising again. Many scholars have shown that Saudi Arabia uses the spread of religion, specifically Salafi Islam, as a tool for its foreign policy and to strengthen its influence. Saudi Arabia is a crucial player in the MENA region and the entire Islamic world, and its regional and international importance is constantly increasing. The author considers understanding Saudi Arabia’s activities and its foreign policy strategies, mechanisms, and tools in Africa as very important, as Africa is becoming an arena for new powers once again. The article aims to identify how Saudi Arabia penetrates African states and spreads Salafism. It focuses on analyzing Saudi foreign policy, emphasizing the role of religion and its export. The author analyzes Saudi Arabia's relations with five selected African states, where Salafism is spreading, in the period from 2015 to the present. https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/42Saudi ArabiaAfricaSalafismreligion in foreign policyreligious diplomacyforeign policy tools |
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| title | Spreading of Salafism in Africa |
| title_full | Spreading of Salafism in Africa |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Spreading of Salafism in Africa |
| title_short | Spreading of Salafism in Africa |
| title_sort | spreading of salafism in africa |
| topic | Saudi Arabia Africa Salafism religion in foreign policy religious diplomacy foreign policy tools |
| url | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/42 |
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