Saudi Arabia has actively sought to export Salafism. How has it done this - and what have been its effects, in countries like Indonesia, Nigeria and Kosovo? Why was fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s such a formative experience for jihadists? And why has appeal of secularism faded?
Readings:
The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project, Krithika Varagur
How Saudi Arabia's religious project transformed Indonesia (Long excerpt from the book)
The Coronavirus Threatens Saudi Arabia’s Global Ambitions, Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs
Saudis and Extremism: 'Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters', Scott Shane, NYT
China as the New Frontier for Islamic Daʿwah, Mohammed Turki al-Sudairi, Journal of Arabian Studies
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