To Hajj Without an Escort

October 16, 2012
By Alex Thurston During the week of September 24, Saudi Arabian authorities detained and subsequently deported over 1,000...

Are Salafis "Conservative"?

August 21, 2012
by Alex Thurston The media’s use of the term “ultraconservative” is also connected with some Salafis’ support for implementing...

Salafism for Dummies

July 26, 2012
by Alex Thurston Suddenly, Salafism seems to be everywhere: mainstream Salafism, political Salafism, Wahhabist Salafism,

Of Shrines and Syncretists

July 20, 2012
by Alex Thurston Teju Cole analyzes the destruction of the shrines by analogy: Mali is premodern Europe; Mali is...

Mass Wedding in Kano

June 11, 2012
by Alex Thurston A recent story from Nigeria, one that touches on both marriage and shari’a, offers the possibility...

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