Petro-Islam
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Petro-Islam usually refers to the strict interpretation of Islam—sometimes called "Wahhabism"—favored by the conservative oil-exporting Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its name derives from source of the funding—petroleum exports—that spread it through the Muslim world following the October 1973 War.
See also
- Petro-aggression
- Wahhabi movement
- Islam in Saudi Arabia
- International propagation of Salafism and Wahhabism
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