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12 - Mujahid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2020

Thomas Hegghammer
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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In the pantheon of jihadi ideologues, Abdallah Azzam is known as the ‘alim mujahid – the jihad-fighting Islamic scholar. It was rare for a religious cleric to take part in paramilitary activities, and Azzam was widely admired for it.

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The Caravan
Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad
, pp. 328 - 368
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Mujahid
  • Thomas Hegghammer, Universitetet i Oslo
  • Book: The Caravan
  • Online publication: 26 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139049375.014
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  • Mujahid
  • Thomas Hegghammer, Universitetet i Oslo
  • Book: The Caravan
  • Online publication: 26 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139049375.014
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  • Mujahid
  • Thomas Hegghammer, Universitetet i Oslo
  • Book: The Caravan
  • Online publication: 26 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139049375.014
Available formats
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