Islamist strands will test Middle East policymakers

Varying Sunni Islamist currents offer visions of the future in a vacuum of political alternatives

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  • Salafist currents
  • Modernist Salafism
  • Purist Salafism
  • Political variants
  • Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Islamism
  • Radical Islamism
  • Purist Salafi-inspired Islamism
  • Composite extremist Salafi Islamism
  • Religion as a tool
  • Outlook

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