'Radical' Muslims? The History of Salafists
By Z. Fareen Parvez, University of Massachusetts Amherst | February 23, 2017 09:43am ET
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'Radical' Muslims? The History of Salafists
A Muslim woman wearing a Niqab poses inside a shop in the British northern town of Blackburn.
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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
The Trump administration has been using the phrase "radical Islam" when discussing the "war on terror." From his inauguration address to remarks to military leaders, President Trump has been warning against "Islamic terrorists."
Many different kinds of individuals and movements get collapsed into this category of radical Islam. A common one that is increasingly being used by politicians and journalists both in Europe and the U.S. to equate with "radical Islam" is the Salafist tradition.
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