Violence and the Deobandi Movement

In “Violence and the Deobandi Movement”, Liyakat Takim examines the genesis and development of the movement, the key figures who shaped its ideology, and its religious basis and affiliation. He then discusses Deobandi militancy and violence in a transnational context, and documents and highlights the role of Deobandi ideology in the global spread of intolerance and extremism as an affiliate of or ally to the Salafi-Wahabi ideology. Takim also …