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Autor:
David Commins
Publikováno v:
Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 133 (2013)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b4d1b3d306a04e6cb856ed21f4fd08fb
Autor:
David Commins
In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is the official creed of Saudi Arabia as an unorthodox i
Autor:
David Commins, David W. Lesch
In 2011, massive protest movements that appeared to come out of nowhere caught the Arab world's autocrats by surprise and brought down powerful leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets in March 2011 callin
Autor:
David Commins
Publikováno v:
The Middle East Journal. 76:545-547
Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam, edited by Peter Mandaville. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. 352 pages. $99 cloth, $29.95 paper.
Historical Dictionary of Syria, Fourth Edition covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political par
Autor:
David Commins
Publikováno v:
Diplomatic History. 41:419-422
Autor:
Nasir al-Huzaimi, David Commins
On 20th November 1979, the Salafi Group, led by a charismatic figure named Juhaiman al-Utaibi, seized control of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in the Muslim World. The Salafi Group was not trying to establish an Islamic state. Instead,
Autor:
David Commins
The common image of Saudi Arabia portrays a country where religious rules dictate every detail of daily life: where women may not drive; where unrelated men and women may not interact; where the latter veil their faces; and where banks, restaurants a