The deep roots of Islamic State. (cover story)

WAHHABIYAH; HISTORY of Islam; RELIGION; VIOLENCE; ISLAMIC State (Organization); ISLAM & politics; MUHAMMAD ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, 1703 or 1704-1792; ISLAM

The article looks at the history of Islam, focusing on the Wahhabi movement beginning in the 18th century, which the author says lies at the root of Islamist terrorist organizations including Islamic State (IS) albeit indirectly. She says Wahhabism began as a religious reform movement and compares it to Protestantism. Topics include movement founder Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia, characteristics of those recruited by IS, and the relation between violence and modernity.