Aryan Islam
Aryan Islam (арийский ислам, arijskij islam) is a far-right movement among Russian Muslims that combines elements of Islam, Russian nationalism, and racial ideology.[1][2] Its doctrine presents Islam as a vehicle for the revival of the Russian nation and the white race.[1]
The movement began to take shape in the early 2000s and is linked to groups such as the National Organization of Russian Muslims. A significant proportion of its adherents espouse Wahhabi principles.[3] In their Declaration on the Formation of the Russian Muslim Movement, Aryan Islamists express their aspiration to establish themselves as the "vanguard bastion of the Aryan race".[4]
Adherents of Aryan Islam have frequently been criticised within Russia for their chauvinistic and xenophobic views, prompting them to seek support in the West. As a result, they affiliated themselves with the Murabitun World Movement, which advocates Islam in societies where it is not the majority religion.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Иванов В. В. (2014-01-22). "Радикальный ислам среди русских Поволжья и его последствия". Российский институт стратегических исследований (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ↑ Сулейманов Р. Р. (2015). "Русские мусульмане: классификация групп, проблема радикализма, отношение к ним в России". Мусульманский мир (in Russian) (4). ISSN 2409-2320. Archived from the original on 2023-07-27.
- ↑ Силантьев Р. (2007). Новейшая история ислама в России (in Russian). М.: Алгоритм. p. 154. ISBN 978-5-9265-0322-4.
- ↑ Мальцев, В. (2016-02-22). "Арийский джихад: Зачем русским ультраправым ислам" (in Russian). Lenta.
- ↑ Мальцев, В. "Арийский ислам" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-11.