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As the Israeli assault on Gaza passes the 13-month mark, and as Hezbollah reels under the massive Israeli bombing campaign on its leaders and operational centers in Lebanon, it has become clear that ...

Further indoctrination in the ultra-orthodox teachings of Wahhabism, which is notorious for its misogyny, ensued. Combined ...

Since its foundation, the country has been aligned with a strict interpretation of Islamic law - Wahhabism. After an extremist uprising in 1979, those rules were enforced more rigidly. It has ...

The salafism of Egyptian radicals cross-bred with the fundamentalism and xenophobia of Wahhabism at this time, as the Saudis provided sanctuary for the Muslim Brotherhood opposition then being ...

A fierce religious identity dominates the Sunni-majority nation, with principles of the Koran, conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects ...

Other targets include "Wahhabis," a pejorative term used by the Uzbek government to suggest people are "fundamentalists" and not as a reference to actual believers in Wahhabism as practiced in ...

remove the word "Wahhabism" from line 9 of the brief synthesis and from line 8 of criterion (vi), and use the word "Salafiyya" instead at the same place) ...

But there are still limits on what Saudi women can do. Saudi law enforces a strict form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism and is known for its gender segregation rules. Women have to adhere to ...

The export of Wahhabism gained momentum during King Faisal's reign (1964-1975) and continued under subsequent monarchs. Its primary objective was to promote Wahhabism, support Muslim communities ...

Jafari, a member of Yemen's Shura Council and former Air Force spokesman, to discuss the recent maneuvers of the Yemeni Armed ...