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From: lbaroudi-AT-juno.com
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:15:33 -0800
Subject: Re: what is Wahabism?


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yes, but it is definitely centralized in saudi, in mecca and medina. and
i know there is quite a following in dagestan and chechnya in the
northern caucasus as well as the united arab emirates, oman, and kuwait

but they refer to themselves as al-muwahhidun (the unitarians), wahhabism
is the term they are called
                 
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 17:25:31 -0800 (PST) "S. w." <chemicalis-AT-yahoo.com>
writes:
> thanks. does it exist outside of Saudi arabia?
> 
> --- lbaroudi-AT-juno.com wrote:
> > it's a reformist movement that is thought of as a
> > purification of islam,
> > by its followers--well known ones including the
> > taliban and bin laden.
> > it's strictly orthodox and quite vocal, and
> > therefore labeled
> > fundamentalist.
> > 
> > here is a good historical site:
> >
> http://www.alharamain.org/english/articles/wahabism-exposed.htm
> > 
> > 
> > lina
> > 
> > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 18:46:12 -0800 (PST) "S. w."
> > <chemicalis-AT-yahoo.com>
> > writes:
> > > does anybody know what is Wahabism?
> > > thank you
> > > 
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yes, but it is definitely centralized in saudi, in mecca and medina. and i know there is quite a following in dagestan and chechnya in the northern caucasus as well as the united arab emirates, oman, and kuwait
 
but they refer to themselves as al-muwahhidun (the unitarians), wahhabism is the term they are called
                
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 17:25:31 -0800 (PST) "S. w." <chemicalis-AT-yahoo.com> writes:
> thanks. does it exist outside of Saudi arabia?
>
> --- lbaroudi-AT-juno.com wrote:
> > it's a reformist movement that is thought of as a
> > purification of islam,
> > by its followers--well known ones including the
> > taliban and bin laden.
> > it's strictly orthodox and quite vocal, and
> > therefore labeled
> > fundamentalist.
> >
> > here is a good historical site:
> >
> http://www.alharamain.org/english/articles/wahabism-exposed.htm
> >
> >
> > lina
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 18:46:12 -0800 (PST) "S. w."
> > <chemicalis-AT-yahoo.com>
> > writes:
> > > does anybody know what is Wahabism?
> > > thank you
> > >
> > > =====
> > > SW
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball
> > > http://sports.yahoo.com
> > >
> > >
> > >      --- from list
> > postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
> > >
>
>
> =====
> SW
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball
> http://sports.yahoo.com
>
>
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