Sahwa movement (Arabic: الصحوة, romanized: al-Ṣaḥwa) or al-Sahwa al-Islamiyya (Islamic Awakening) is a religious political movement in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries (notably Kuwait and Qatar), which started in the 1960s and reached its apogee in the 1980s. It advocated for an increased reliance on Wahhabi principles in Saudi society by adopting Qutbism.
Sahwa movement (Arabic: الصحوة, romanized: al-Ṣaḥwa) or al-Sahwa al-Islamiyya (Islamic Awakening) is a religious political movement in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries (notably Kuwait and Qatar), which started in the 1960s and reached its apogee in the 1980s. It advocated for an increased reliance on Wahhabi principles in Saudi society by adopting Qutbism.
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