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Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya.

Provides background on Wahhabi Islam, also known as Salafiyya, and its association with militant Islamic fundamentalist groups. Reviews political and religious factors, recent allegations against Wahhabism and the Saudi Arabian Government, and current U.S. policy and legislation.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
International relations.
Islam.
Saudi Arabia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Provides background on Wahhabi Islam, also known as Salafiyya, and its association with militant Islamic fundamentalist groups. Reviews political and religious factors, recent allegations against Wahhabism and the Saudi Arabian Government, and current U.S. policy and legislation.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.