Cole Bunzel on Wahhābism

The Jihadis today root themselves theologically and ideologically in a particular movement that is exclusivist, that is militant, that is activist, and that is the movement known as Wahhābism.
Cole Bunzel

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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com (wp.me/pavhaU-2ma).

Cole Bunzel is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the editor of the blog Jihadica. He is the author of the book Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement (amzn.to/41SfTeL).

Key Highlights
• Introduction - 0:33
• Relevance and Overview - 2:43
• Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab - 14:15
• Appeal to Adherents - 26:14
• Legacy - 36:16
Key Links

Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement by Cole Bunzel (amzn.to/41SfTeL)

Read the Jihadica Blog (jihadica.com)

Learn more about Cole Bunzel (hoover.org/profiles/cole-bunzel)

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