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16 - The Elusive Dream of Pan-Islamism

from Part III - Religious Nationalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

By
Mohammed M. Hafez
Edited by
Margo Kitts
Margo Kitts
Affiliation:
Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu
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Summary

Pan-Islamism represents a radical search for Islamic unity and empowerment in the modern world. Today, Jihadi Salafists are the most aggressive proponents of pan-Islamic solidarity, yet paradoxically they are divided by intense ideological debates about sectarianism, anti-Muslim violence, and the need for a territorial state, rendering their movement ineffective.

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IslamismSalafismIslamic Stateideology
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War , pp. 332 - 348
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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