Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salafist jihadism

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:50, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Salafist jihadism

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The term salafi jihadism nowhere appears in encyclopedias. It should be deleted. It's just an apologetic term to wahhabi extremism or salafi extremism. This is invented by west for their hidden agenda to get support from saudi arabia's wahhabi rulers. Zikrullah (talk) 17:03, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Salafi/salafist jihadism has become a common term to describe a certain ideological trend in both the English and Arabic media for years now. It is used in numerous books I have read and there are also groups in countries like Morocco and Jordan that use this term to describe themselves. The article does need further work to explain that this term refers to a specifc ideology that looks to specific scholars (Abu Mohammed al Maqdisi, Abu Qatada al-Filastini, Abu Basir al-Tartusi), specific websites (Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad) and emphasises specific doctrines (Tawhid, Al-Wala wal-Bara, Jihad, Aqidah and Takfir) Pmolloy291 (talk) 10:16, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: not properly transcluded. — Train2104 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Islam-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:51, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. That it's a propaganda term based on US-Saudi relations is a conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by rival Muslim sectarian groups. It's an accepted term in the media and academia. There's no reason to delete the article at all; it just needs some attentive work. MezzoMezzo (talk) 03:23, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 01:39, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Seems a well-used term, i.e. notable. Slight concern that the phrase does not have a long history, but the movement it describes is genuine and has existed for longer. Proposer's concern seems to be about article title as much as notability, but it seems a good NPOV title to me. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:39, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.