Jamal Awil

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Most Wahhabis hold non-radical rather than extremist views [fact]

As an aside, let us note that not all Wahhabis are radicals. While Saudi Arabia is a Wahhabi nation, only a small subset of Saudis are jihadi extremists. The Wahhabi-Salafi jihadis based in the tribal areas of Pakistan offer a literal and even stricter interpretation of Wahhabi-Salafi doctrine.

DEFINE: Clarifies that Wahhabism and jihadi extremism are not monolithic or identical categories.

Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politi…, loc. 728