Salafi. An orthodox Sunni Muslim who believes that Muslims must return to the fundamentals of the religion contained entirely and completely within the Quran and the hadith.
Investigative journalism web portal 'A1/2urnal' was the first to publish the information that the Croatian intelligence agencies and diplomats tried to recruit members of the so-called
Salafi movement from Bosnia and Herzegovina at least on two occasions to transfer weapons and explosives to masjids and mosques in the area of ??the Zenica-Doboj Canton.
'We needed him to conduct investigations to obtain evidence and a search and other things,' he said, adding that police had solid proof that the suspect was involved in the spread of the
Salafi Jihadi and Islamic State ideologies.
Salafi Jihad combines enthusiasm and eagerness to die and kill for the cause or shahada (testimony of faith).
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that Riyadh is mulling establishment of a
Salafi zone similar to what has been set up in the town of Damaj in Sa'ada province, this time in the town of Qashan in the Yemeni province of al-Mahrah, bordering both Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Anabel Inge has gained unprecedented access to
Salafi women's groups in the United Kingdom to provide the first in-depth account of their lives.
The other defendants are members of an ultraconservative group called the
Salafi Front, who spearheaded the calls for the protests.
The
Salafi movement is often described as being synonymous with Wahhabism, but Salafists consider the term "Wahhabi" derogatory.
Mr Arif claimed the parents' group met regularly at Ms Akhtar's house, while she and Ms Khanom "developed close relationships with the local
Salafi community".
Mounting frustration among Palestinians in Gaza with Israeli policies and military campaigns is perhaps where Salafi-jihadis have silently profited the most, as it has given them the opportunity to criticize, and to accuse anyone who stands in the way of their armed struggle of "protecting Israel." (22) Salafi-jihadis have scored further points against Hamas through online campaigns showing solidarity with
Salafi prisoners held in confinement in Hamas jails.
It was the third time Israel had staged retaliatory airstrikes on the war-torn Gaza Strip in the past fortnight after three instances of rocket fire, all of which were claimed by
Salafi extremists loosely allied with ISIS.
31 --Prominent
Salafi cleric Mohammad Al-Wadei was reportedly released on Tuesday after having been kidnapped on Saturday evening in Sana'a.
