Salafism in the Maghreb : politics, piety, and militancy / Frederic Wehrey & Anouar Boukhars.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wehrey, Frederic M., author.

Boukhars, Anouar, author.

Series:

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salafīyah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 227 pages).

Other Title:

Salafism in the Maghreb

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

The conservative, literalist Islamist current known as Salafism is often synonymous with extremism and militancy. In fact, Salafism is an adaptive, diverse and dynamic outlook that has emerged as a major social and political force across the Middle East, especially in the countries of the Arab Maghreb--Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya--a vitally important region that impacts the security and politics of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the broader Middle East. Through extensive interviews and fieldwork, Middle East scholars Frederic Wehrey and Anouar Boukhars explore the many roles and manifestations of Salafism in the Maghreb, to include its relationship with the Maghreb's ruling regimes, with competing Islamist currents, increasingly youthful populations, and communal groups like tribes and ethno-linguistic minorities. Particular attention is paid to how the boundaries between different Salafi currents--pro-regime "quietists," politically active "politicos" who participate in elections, and militant jihadists like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, is increasingly blurred, demonstrating how seemingly immutable Salafi ideology is often shaped by local contexts and opportunities. Similarly, the authors show how Maghrebi Salafism is uniquely reflective of each country's political institutions, history, and social makeup and how the much-touted notion of Salafism as a monolithic Saudi or Gulf "export" is undermined by local realities. Informed by rigorous research, deep empathy, and unparalleled access to Salafi adherents, clerics, politicians, and militants, Salafism in the Maghreb offers a definitive account of this important Islamist current that is at once granular and accessible.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter One: Defining Salafism: Contexts and Currents

Chapter Two: Ambiguities of Salafism in Mauritania: The State, Clerics and Violence

Chapter Three: The Paradoxical Mutations of Salafism in Morocco

Chapter Four: The Fragmentation of Salafism in Algeria

Chapter Five: Managing Salafism: Tunisia's Post-Revolutionary Dilemma

Chapter Six: Exploiting Chaos in Libya: The "Madkhalis" Rise from the Salafi Firmament

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-094244-4