From Legitimacy to Social Change: Understanding the Appeal of Salafism

As a religious ideology, Salafism is gaining wide acceptance in the Muslim world while attracting increasing attention in the West today. Many Muslims embrace it as the authentic Islam. What are the features that make Salafism so appealing to many Muslims?

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohamed Ali, Ahmad Saiful Rijal Hassan
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83970
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41522
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spelling ntu-10356/839702020-11-01T07:19:13Z From Legitimacy to Social Change: Understanding the Appeal of Salafism Mohamed Ali Ahmad Saiful Rijal Hassan S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies Global As a religious ideology, Salafism is gaining wide acceptance in the Muslim world while attracting increasing attention in the West today. Many Muslims embrace it as the authentic Islam. What are the features that make Salafism so appealing to many Muslims? 2016-10-03T05:47:45Z 2019-12-06T15:35:32Z 2016-10-03T05:47:45Z 2019-12-06T15:35:32Z 2016 Commentary Mohamed Ali, & Ahmad Saiful Rijal Hassan. (2016). From Legitimacy to Social Change: Understanding the Appeal of Salafism. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 238). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83970 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41522 en RSIS Commentaries, 238-16 Nanyang Technological University 4 p. application/pdf
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