Muslims Opposing Violent Radicalism

What is it about?

This study is about everyday resistance to violent extremism in various Muslim communities. In particular, we explore the strategies employed by Swedish Sufis in these contexts, asking what strategies they are developing to resist violent extremism.

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Why is it important?

In those rare cases when Muslim voices opposing violent extremism are allowed to inform the research, they typically appear to represent the more “official” side of Islam, for example, recording the official condemnations of terrorism by European Muslim representatives, committees, and umbrella organizations or the worldwide appeal by Muslim scholars against ISIS in 2014. This study is not about such formal declarations but about Muslims everyday resistance to violent extremism.