Salafism pushes Muslim communities to conservatism
The dominance of ultra-conservative salafis incentivises the mainstream to adopt more conservative stances
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- Salafism expansion
- Many things for many people
- 'Salafi drift'
- Moderate salafism?
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_350.jpg "Salafist cleric leader Yasser Borhamy, right, at a polling centre after casting his vote in Alexandria, Egypt, 2015 (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)")