How is Salafi-Jihadism distinct from Salafism? Here, he discusses some of the insights in the book. Maher is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at Kings College, University of London, and he also teaches at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in the US. His book examines the ideas that underpin one of the most destructive political philosophies for our time. In his new book, " Salafi Jihadism: the History of an Idea", Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of this pragmatic but resilient warrior doctrine. Much has been said about the behaviour of jihadists – particularly in the aftermath of an attack - but their ideology remains poorly understood. Global jihadism is one of the defining movements of our age.
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