Towards a new Arab cultural revolution

[Toramana]

"These Gulf States' motives are plain: Qatari and Saudi dollars, coupled with the Saudi claim to be the legitimate successors to the Quraiysh (the Prophet's tribe), is intended to steer the Sunni "stirrings" in such a way that the absolute monarchies of the Gulf acquire their "re-legitimisation"' and can reassert a leadership through the spread of Salafist culture - with its obeisance towards established authority: specifically the Saudi king. "

Towards a new Arab cultural revolution
By Alastair Crooke

The "Awakening" is taking a turn, very different to the excitement and promise with which it was hailed at the outset. Sired from an initial, broad popular impulse, it is becoming increasingly understood, and feared, as a nascent counter-revolutionary "cultural revolution" - a re-culturation of the region in the direction of a prescriptive canon that is emptying out those early high expectations, and

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

"These Gulf States' motives are plain: Qatari and Saudi dollars, coupled with the Saudi claim to be the legitimate successors to the Quraiysh (the Prophet's tribe), is intended to steer the Sunni "stirrings" in such a way that the absolute monarchies of the Gulf acquire their "re-legitimisation"' and can reassert a leadership through the spread of Salafist culture - with its obeisance towards established authority: specifically the Saudi king. "

Towards a new Arab cultural revolution
By Alastair Crooke

The "Awakening" is taking a turn, very different to the excitement and promise with which it was hailed at the outset. Sired from an initial, broad popular impulse, it is becoming increasingly understood, and feared, as a nascent counter-revolutionary "cultural revolution" - a re-culturation of the region in the direction of a prescriptive canon that is emptying out those early high expectations, and

The largest and the fastest growing group of Salafists are Salafi Jihadis. In Libya, Tunesia, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Somalia, Mali, Algeria, Morocco and other countries, the most active militant Islamist groups are the Salafi Jihadis.

Salafi Jihadis distinguish themselves from pro-establishment Salafis for holding the view that all Arab/Muslim rulers are apostates including the Gulf states and Saudi rulers and rebellion and uprisings are legitimate means to overthrow what they deem to be un-Islamic governments.

How can Saudis and other Gul rulers spread an ideology that deems them as apostates and tries to overthrow them?

The truth is, the days when Salafis were a tool in the Arab foreign policy is long gone.

Ever since the outbrake of the first Gulf War the Salafi Jihadi movement has gained wordwide support.

If Arab rulers, in particular, Gulf states and Saudis really do want to use Islam as a tool, then it have to be one particular movment among Salafis who are non-violent and consider demonstrations, uprisings, rebellion and political activity as impermissible.

This particular brand of Salafism is the one that receives money and support not only from Saudis but also Western governments.




THe only Salafi movement in Afghanistan/Pakistan who actually supports Saudi and Pakistani government is Jamatu Dawah of Hafiz Saeed and Jamia Ahlul Hadeeth.

These groups do not consider Pakistani or Saudi government to be apostates and they openly support the Pakistani establishment.