Fighting for the Soul of Islam: A Battle of the Paymasters
A gathering of prominent Sunni Muslim leaders in the Chechen capital of Grozny that appeared to have effectively excommunicated Saudi-backed ultra-conservatism potentially opens not only a theological but also a geopolitical rift in the Muslim world. The conference, sponsored and attended by some of...
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| author | Dorsey, James Michael |
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| description | A gathering of prominent Sunni Muslim leaders in the Chechen capital of Grozny that appeared to have effectively excommunicated Saudi-backed ultra-conservatism potentially opens not only a theological but also a geopolitical rift in the Muslim world. The conference, sponsored and attended by some of Saudi Arabia’s closest allies, suggests that Saudi funding of ultra-conservative worldviews may be meeting its match in more liberal interpretations of Islam backed by the United Arab Emirates and Russia. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/840002020-11-01T07:11:15Z Fighting for the Soul of Islam: A Battle of the Paymasters Dorsey, James Michael S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies Europe A gathering of prominent Sunni Muslim leaders in the Chechen capital of Grozny that appeared to have effectively excommunicated Saudi-backed ultra-conservatism potentially opens not only a theological but also a geopolitical rift in the Muslim world. The conference, sponsored and attended by some of Saudi Arabia’s closest allies, suggests that Saudi funding of ultra-conservative worldviews may be meeting its match in more liberal interpretations of Islam backed by the United Arab Emirates and Russia. 2016-10-03T06:02:30Z 2019-12-06T15:36:12Z 2016-10-03T06:02:30Z 2019-12-06T15:36:12Z 2016 Commentary Dorsey, J. M. (2016). Fighting for the Soul of Islam: A Battle of the Paymasters. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 241). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84000 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41525 en RSIS Commentaries, 241-16 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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