Analysis Of Terrorism In Africa Under The Influence Of Salafism

The problem of terrorism in Africa is growing,has become one of the hot issues in the study of international politics.In particular,from Mali,Nigeria to the horn of African,has formed a terroristic arc of instability.In this area a group of groups promoted salafism,under the banner of latter,engaged in various types of terrorism activities.Salafism is also simply equated with terrorism by some people.Under the precondition of clear salafism,the relationship between the theory of salafism and terrorism will help clarify this religious misunderstanding.At the same time,the majority of peaceful muslims community are distinguished from terrorists,and the more targeted response to the terrorism.Salafism is not the same as terrorism.Salafism is a kind of zeitgeist,it is holding on to the idea of Tawhid,maintaining monotheism,against polytheism.Salafism holds that Takfir doctrine,namely to zero tolerance to the gentile.Salafism advocated the realization of Islamic religious purification through Jihad.But Jihad is not directly synonymous with violent Jihad,which is the root of its terrorism.But Salafism is a target for the Islamic law of sharia law,which has been borrowed in part by terrorism,causing some confusion.After clarifying the concept of Salafism,Salafist and African Terrorism Research in this paper is divided into three stages.The first is combined with the Salafist ideology and jihadist ideology Afghan anti Soviet war,and ultimately the formation of Salafist extremism;second is spread the Salafist ideology from the Middle East to Africa,including Saudi Arabia foreign output Wahhabi-Salafist ideology,Al-Qaeda Jihad in the spreading of thought;the third is Salafist extremists in Africa,the rise of the reasons for the rapid development of Salafist extremists in Africa in this part,the author analyses.This article also selected "Boko Haram","the Somali Youth Party,as a case for the analysis of Salafist extremists of the terrorist organization influence,summarizes the basic form of the Salafist extremists and terrorist organization development role in promoting.This paper argues that in Africa,the spread and influence of salafism presents a variety of features,including jihad salafism associated with terrorism does exist certain,but they should not be equivalent.