Salafi jihadism

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Salafi jihadism, also known as Salafi-jihadism, jihadist Salafism and revolutionary Salafism, is a religiopolitical Sunni Islamist ideology that seeks to establish a global caliphate through armed struggle. It is named for its characteristic combination of jihadism – the belief among some Muslims that armed struggle with political rivals is an efficient and theologically legitimate method of socio-political change – and Salafism, a movement to interpret sacred Islamic texts "in their most literal, traditional sense", which adherents claim will bring about the return to "true Islam". The term "jihadist salafists" was coined by French political scientist Gilles Kepel. Kepel used it to refer to international volunteers of the jihad against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, who, after the Soviet withdrawal and loss of American-Saudi funding, sought new paths to engage in jihad. Isolated from their national and social class origins and seeking to "rationalize" their "existence and behavior...

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