Who is a ‘Salafi’? Salafism and the Politics of Labelling in the UK

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" Who is a ‘Salafi’? Salafism and the Politics of Labelling in the UK "
Iman Dawood

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1072648
Doc. No	:	LA116277
Call No	:	‭10.1163/22117954-12341416‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Iman Dawood
Title & Author	:	Who is a ‘Salafi’? Salafism and the Politics of Labelling in the UK [Article]\ Iman Dawood
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Muslims in Europe
Date	:	2020
Volume/ Issue Number	:	9/2
Page No	:	240–261
Abstract	:	In this article, I trace the history of the label ‘Salafi’ in the UK to show that there has been a marked change in its desirability and use within some ‘Salafi’ circles. Drawing on interviews conducted with members of various streams of the Salafi movement as well as content analysis of the websites, social media pages and audio-visual content of ‘Salafi’ groups, I argue that while the oftentimes unqualified association between Salafism and terrorism in public discourse may have had a negative impact on the label’s desirability, intra-Salafi politics shed more light on why some ‘Salafis’ adopt the label while others do not. In this article, I trace the history of the label ‘Salafi’ in the UK to show that there has been a marked change in its desirability and use within some ‘Salafi’ circles. Drawing on interviews conducted with members of various streams of the Salafi movement as well as content analysis of the websites, social media pages and audio-visual content of ‘Salafi’ groups, I argue that while the oftentimes unqualified association between Salafism and terrorism in public discourse may have had a negative impact on the label’s desirability, intra-Salafi politics shed more light on why some ‘Salafis’ adopt the label while others do not.
Descriptor	:	intra-Salafi politics
Descriptor	:	labelling
Descriptor	:	Salafism
Descriptor	:	sectarianism
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/22117954-12341416‬