The Jihadis today root themselves theologically and ideologically in a particular movement that is exclusivist, that is militant, that is activist, and that is the movement known as Wahhābism.
Cole Bunzel
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Cole Bunzel is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the editor of the blog Jihadica. He is the author of the book Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement.
Key Highlights
- Introduction - 0:33
- Relevance and Overview - 2:43
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab - 14:15
- Appeal to Adherents - 26:14
- Legacy - 36:16
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Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement by Cole Bunzel
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