1st Edition

Lebanese Salafis between the Gulf and Europe Development, Fractionalization and Transnational Networks of Salafism in Lebanon

By Zoltan Pall Copyright 2013
116 Pages
by Routledge

Salafism is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing Islamic movements and it is impossible to understand contemporary Islam without taking account of it. The movement has reached almost every corner of the Muslim world, and its transnational networks span the globe. Despite the importance of Salafism, scholars have only recently begun to pay serious attention to the movement, and while the... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1 What is Salafism Chapter 2 The Development of Salafism in Tripoli and Northern Lebanon Chapter 3 The Emergence of Salafi Factions in Tripoli Chapter 4 Mobilization Structures Chapter 5 The Development of Transnational Islamic Charity Organizations – The Case of Jama iyyat Ihya al-Turath al-Islami, Conclusion ,Bibliography

Biography

Zoltan Pall is researcher in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology of Utrecht University.