Example Sentences

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Ahmad Moussalli categorized Wahhabism as a subset of Salafism, declaring that “As a general rule, all Wahhabis are Salafists, but not all Salafists are Wahhabis.”

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2018

I saw several men with the carefully shaved upper lips and full beards that many Wahhabis favor.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2015

The purpose of this film is to mount an open challenge to the Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2015

I can explain to you who and what the Wahhabis are in Saudi Arabia.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2014

It consists of a few Persians and Kurds, and collects the people of North-Eastern Arabia, Wahhabis and others.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir