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WikiLeaks released diplomatic documents that mentioned how Saudi institutions were pumping millions in India to promote Wahhabism to counter Iran’s Shia influence in India around the years 2011-2013
$4.5 million were pledged in Kerala alone. For those who don’t know, ISIS also… https://t.co/Mdl9m8tKvJtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
$4.5 million were pledged in Kerala alone. For those who don’t know, ISIS also… https://t.co/Mdl9m8tKvJtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Govt of Saudi Arabia pledged to 9 such institutions in states like Kerala, UP, West Bengal & Maharashtra
The documents also reveal that the Secretariat General of the Muslim World League in Mecca, a controversial organisation with alleged links to terror funding, had requested Saudi Arabia to establish the organisation's Salafi or Wahhabi centres in India.
Wahhabism refers to the Islamic doctrine founded by Muhammad Ibn’ Abdul-Wahhab. Born in 1703, Abdul-Wahab grew up in Nejd (present-day Saudi Arabia) and was a religious zealot who believed the two most important aspects of religion were, “the Quran and the sword.”
“There is no doubt that Wahhabism is getting stronger in the country, especially in Kerala, mainly because of the radicalisation of a large number of local youth who are going to Saudi Arabia in search of employment. Kerala has been showing signs of sharp radicalisation. This was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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