Lebanese Salafis between the Gulf and Europe : development, fractionalization and transnational networks of Salafism in Lebanon / Zoltan Pall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pall, Zoltan.

Series:

Forum publications

Forum Publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salafīyah--Lebanon.

Salafīyah.

Islam--Lebanon.

Islam.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

116 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press : Forum, Institute for Multicultural Affairs, [2013]

Summary:

Salafism is becoming increasingly important in the post-Arab Spring Middle East, yet there is a marked scarcity of serious academic studies of its rise. This essential volume examines the rise of Salafi networks in Lebanon and their transnational reach in Northern Africa, the Arabian Gulf and Europe. Drawing oh his extensive network in Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar and Europe the author sheds new light on the expansion of Salafism to become one of the most important religious movements in Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. Offering new insight into the structure of Salafism and its networking techniques at the local and transnational level Pall links the interconnectedness of the Lebanese groups with networks and charity organisations in the Gulf and in Europe. This timely volume is an invaluable addition to the broad international debates on transnational Islamic movements. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 What is Salafism? 17

The core tenets of the Salafi belief system 20

Salafi factions: the problem of classification 22

2 The Development of Salafism in Tripoli and Northern Lebanon 29

Salafism as a social movement 36

3 The Emergence of Salafi Factions in Tripoli 51

Haraki Salafis 54

Purist Salafis 59

4 Mobilization Structures 63

The structure of the haraki networks 67

The links of haraki networks to Europe 70

The structure of purist networks 73

The role of patronage 75

The role of Salafi TV channels 76

5 The Development of Transnational Islamic Charity Organizations: The Case of Jama'iyyat Ihya' al-Turath al-Islami 79

The emergence of transnational Islamic charities 79

The emergence of Salafism in Kuwait 82

The establishment of Jama'iyyat Ihya' al-Turath al-Islami and its development prior to the Second Gulf War 87

Ihya' al-Turath after the liberation of Kuwait 89

Sources of financial support for Islamic charities 96.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-114) and index.

ISBN:

9789089644510

9089644512

OCLC:

844435846