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'''Salafism'''  is a generic term which refers to a branch of [[Sunni]] [[fundamentalist]] [[Islam]]ic thought. The term refers to the predecessors, or the first three hundred years of Islam, prior to the [[Crusades]] and [[Mongolian]] conquest of [[Baghdad]] and [[Persia]]. The Salafi school of thought appeared in the 1990s as a reaction against [[Western civilization|Western influences]], such as [[tolerance]], [[gay rights]], or the [[feminism|women's movement]]. Salafi perspectives have gained wide mainstream acceptance among indigenous Muslims of the [[Middle East]] and North Africa, as people have lost faith in the very concept of the [[nation state]], [[secular]] rulers, and regimes who are often seen as stooges of '[[the West]], [[colonialism]], the [[United Nations]], and the [[New World Order]].

'''Salafism'''  is a generic term which refers to a branch of [[Sunni]] [[fundamentalist]] [[Islam]]ic thought. The term refers to the predecessors, or the first three hundred years of Islam, prior to the [[Crusades]] and [[Mongolian]] conquest of [[Baghdad]] and [[Persia]]. The Salafi school of thought appeared in the 1990s as a reaction against [[Western civilization|Western influences]], such as [[tolerance]], [[gay rights]], or the [[feminism|women's movement]]. Salafi perspectives have gained wide mainstream acceptance among indigenous Muslims of the [[Middle East]] and North Africa, as people have lost faith in the very concept of the [[nation state]], [[secular]] rulers, and regimes who are often seen as stooges of '[[the West]], [[colonialism]], the [[United Nations]], and the [[New World Order]].

The term [[Qutbism]] is also sometimes used for militant, activist resistance to [[Western civilization|Western]] and foreign influence.

The term [[Qutbism]] (the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]'s base) is also sometimes used for militant, activist resistance to [[Western civilization|Western]] and foreign influence.

Salafi thought centers on the concept that the [[religion]] founded by [[Sunni|Muhammad and his companions

Salafi thought centers on the concept that the [[religion]] founded by [[Sunni|Muhammad and his companions