Islamic Extremism in Kuwait

This book is the first to provide a complete overview of Islamic extremism in Kuwait. It traces the development of Islamist fundamentalist groups in Kuwait, both Shiite and Sunni, from the beginning of the twentieth century.

Autorentext

Falah Abdullah al-Mdaires is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kuwait University.

Inhalt

1. The Roots of the Islamist political groups 2. Sunni Islamist political groups 3. Shi'ite Islamist political groups 4. The Relationships between the Kuwaiti Regime and the Islamist political groups 5. Spread of the Islamist political groups in the Social Body 6. Islamist political groups and Religious Violence, International Terrorism 7. The Armed Islamist Sunni Jihadist Groups 8. The Armed Islamist Shi'ite Jihadist Groups