Report in External Series | 2019

Sunnism, Salafism, Sheikism: Urban Pathways of Resistance in Sidon, Lebanon

Are John Knudsen (2019)
Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt 18 p.
https://nupi.brage.unit.no/nupi-xmlui/handle/11250/2599516

This brief analyses Salafism as an urban phenomenon, with an emphasis on the contentious period following the Syrian uprising turned civil war (2011–present). To understand Salafism’s popular appeal, it is necessary to examine the pathways of resistance in specific urban contexts.

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https://nupi.brage.unit.no/nupi-xmlui/handle/11250/2599516

Are John Knudsen

Research Professor, Coordinator HUMIG research group

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