How Saudi Arabia Exports Ultra-Conservative Islam

Rindfleisch
Published on Apr 16, 2021
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From its start in Saudi Arabia, Islam's strictest doctrine Wahhabism has gone global. So just how does Saudi Arabia spread Wahhabism?

Learn More:
The Conversation: Explainer: what is Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia?
http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-wahhabism-in-saudi-arabia-36693

The Independent: Saudi Arabia 'funding Islamic extremism in the West', German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel claims
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/saudi-arabia-funding-islamic-extremism-west-german-vice-chancellor-sigmar-gabriel-a6763366.html

New York Times: ISIS' Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/world/middleeast/isis-abu-bakr-baghdadi-caliph-wahhabi.html?_r=0

DW: Brussels' Great Mosque and ties with Salafism
http://www.dw.com/en/brussels-great-mosque-and-ties-with-salafism/a-18866998

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