There has been a major shift in the focus of an important and influential Islamic sect across the Middle East and North Africa.

The Taliban claim to have defeated the self-declared Islamic State’s Afghan chapter, but exclusive information obtained by The Diplomat indicates that its success is not what it seems.

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Wahhabi Islam is more correctly called Salafism. Safa al Ahmad finds that, post the Arab uprisings, the Salafis are split between jihadists, democrats and apolitical pietists. Show more Wahhabism ...

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