Definitions and etymology definitions some definitions or uses of the term wahhabi islam include a corpus of doctrines and a set of attitudes and behavior derived from the teachings of a particularly severe religious reformist who lived in central arabia in the mideighteenth century gilles kepel pure islam david commins.

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The following oped by hanne nabintu herland concerns the norwegian governments persistent soft spot for the palestinians it was originally published in aftenposten norways largest newspaper on january 15th 2013 and has been translated by the author.