Only a small subset of Saudi Wahhabis are jihadi extremists

Evidence

As an aside, let us note that not all Wahhabis are radicals. While Saudi Arabia is a Wahhabi nation, only a small subset of Saudis are jihadi extremists. The Wahhabi-Salafi jihadis based in the tribal areas of Pakistan offer a literal and even stricter interpretation of Wahhabi-Salafi doctrine. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 728

Categorization

  • XREF: Narrows the common conflation of Wahhabism with jihadi extremism — relevant to dismantling the myth of monolithic Islamist threat in the war on terror. — connects to: Terrorism and extremism are treated as exclusive to Islam

Broader Connections