Mercy or Wrath: The Competing Ideologies of Sufism and Wahhabism in North Africa and the Sahel

Abstract

The research sponsored by this ONR grant examined the issue of whether Sufi Islam, especially when sponsored and encouraged by governments in North Africa and the Sahel, would provide a more pacifist and moderate alternative to Salafi or Wahhabi Islam, which has a more radical and anti-Western orientation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 2013
Accession Number
ADA586478

Entities

People

  • Ricardo R. Laremont

Organizations

  • Binghamton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Counterterrorism
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • New York
  • North Africa
  • Political Movements
  • Revolutions
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Universities

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.