Wahhabism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wahhabism
Example Sentences
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Or one could argue the opposite: The presence of a unifying caliph might have, as it had for centuries, moderated the expansion of marginal extremist movements such as Wahhabism or, in our time, Islamic State.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia is the cradle of the austere Sunni doctrine known as Wahhabism, which embraces a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
Ruled for generations by the House of Saud under Wahhabism, a fundamentalist form of Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia perennially scores near the bottom of most international human rights indices.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
However, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has curbed the influence of Wahhabism on Saudi society and arts, also reining in the religious police and letting women drive cars.
From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023
Wahhabism, when it overspread Southern Asia, never gained a foothold further north than Syria, and broke itself to pieces at last against the corrupt orthodoxy of Constantinople.
From The Future of Islam by Blunt, Wilfred Scawen
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