Circuits of Faith Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission

Name: Circuits of Faith Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission
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ISBN: 9780804798358

ISBN-10: 0804798354

ISBN-13: 9780804798358

Edition: 2016

Authors: Michael Farquhar

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The Islamic University of Medina was established by the Saudi state in 1961 to provide religious instruction primarily to foreign students. Students would come to Medina for religious education and were then expected to act as missionaries, promoting an understanding of Islam in line with the core tenets of Wahhabism. By the early 2000s, more than 11,000 young men from across the globe had graduated from the Islamic University. Circuits of Faith offers the first examination of the Islamic University and considers the efforts undertaken by Saudi actors and institutions to exert religious influence far beyond the kingdom's borders. Michael Farquhar draws on Arabic sources, including…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 11/16/2016
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Michael Farquhar,a former writer and editor at The Washington Post, is the bestselling author of the Penguin Treasury series.