Salafism & Wahhabism

Purportedly objective, “etic” examinations of Islam routinely struggle to advance a compelling method of analyzing the faith and its adherents, without...

Few classical thinkers are as important to modern Islam as the 13th century theologian, Ibn Taymiyyah. Widely considered a controversial figure during his...

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. ~ Milton Friedman If Islamism is a dirty word, then Salafism is a...

Though he lived seven centuries ago, medieval Syrian scholar, Ibn Taymiyyah, has had an enduring legacy. Indeed, Ibn Taymiyyah’s work is consistently invoked...

Abstract: Modern-day terrorist groups are widely identified as Salafi. Yet, the often-insinuated causal link between Salafism and violence or...