Mercy or Wrath: The Competing Ideologies of Sufism and Wahhabism in North Africa and the Sahel

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Abstract:

The research sponsored by this ONR grant examined the issue of whether Sufi Islam, especially when sponsored and encouraged by governments in North Africa and the Sahel, would provide a more pacifist and moderate alternative to Salafi or Wahhabi Islam, which has a more radical and anti-Western orientation.

Author(s):
Laremont, Ricardo R.
Author Organization(s):
STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 1 Jan 2012-31 Mar 2013
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA586478
Pagination:
0007

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-10-1-0104
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*ISLAM, NORTH AFRICA, PUBLIC OPINION, SURVEYS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Sociology and Law, Humanities and History, Geography
Keyword(s):
SAHEL, SUFISM, WAHHABISM
Report Date:
2013 Jun 10
Creation Date:
2013 Nov 06