The Jihadis today root themselves theologically and ideologically in a particular movement that is exclusivist, that is militant, that is activist, and that is the movement known as Wahhābism.

Cole Bunzel

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Cole Bunzel is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the editor of the blog Jihadica. He is the author of the book Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:33
• Relevance and Overview - 2:43
• Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab - 14:15
• Appeal to Adherents - 26:14
• Legacy - 36:16

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