The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

Factors Affecting the Formation of Salafist Extremism in the Islamic World

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Member of Islamic Azad University, Young Researchers and Elite Club
2 Ph.D. Student in International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khourasgan) Branch
Abstract
Fundamentalism which creates violent extremism has become one of the phenomena threatening peace in the world. Like any other phenomenon in human societies, it is the result of various social, political, cultural and economic causes. The fundamentalism and extremism do not only exist in the Islamic World, they are visible in other religions as well. But specifically in today’s world, Islamic fundamentalists and Salafi extremists which are known for their violence and also as a threat to world peace in a way that reaching an ideal world free of violence seems impossible and unattainable. This article with historical-descriptive method, tries to show the roots of Islamic fundamentalism and Salafi extremism which do not belong only to Islamic World or even to Western World. As the result the author wants to prove that a combination of internal and external factors in different fields in contraction with each other led to these groups and as a result a world without global peace soon in the future.
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