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Salafi jihadism

Salafi jihadism noun: an Islamist ideology calling for a struggle to reclaim what adherents see as the pure, true form of Sunni Islam as exemplified by the first three generations of Muslims.

Noun

Salafi jihadism (uncountable)

  1. An Islamist ideology calling for a struggle to reclaim what adherents see as the pure, true form of Sunni Islam as exemplified by the first three generations of Muslims.
    • Whether it be the terror of salafi jihadism or the insidious institutional racism of the British National Party, there are those who stand ready to fill the vacuum with a sanitised identity and twisted vision if the silent majority hold back from forging a new identity.2009, John Sentamu, quoted in The Guardian, 5 April
    • He seeks to trace the intellectual history of Salafi-Jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the rise of Osama bin Laden to the explosion of jihadism during and after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq until the present day.2016 November, David Patrikarakos, “Progression through Regression”, in Literary Review

Questions about Salafi jihadism

What does Salafi jihadism mean?
Salafi jihadism means an Islamist ideology calling for a struggle to reclaim what adherents see as the pure, true form of Sunni Islam as exemplified by the first three generations of Muslims.
What part of speech is Salafi jihadism?
Salafi jihadism is a noun.

Words near Salafi jihadism in the dictionary

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  5. Salafi
  6. Salafi jihadism
  7. Salafis
  8. Salafism
  9. Salafist
  10. Salafistic
  11. Salafists

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