Crowdfunding Salafism. Crowdfunding as a Salafi Missionising Method

As is also the case in other parts of the world, Salafi interpretations of Islam appear to be on the rise in Sweden, especially among young people turning to Islam. One of the most active and visible missionising Salafi organisations in Sweden is called islam.nu. It is based in Stockholm but has a n...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2021-03, Vol.12 (3), p.209
Main Author: Sorgenfrei, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
crowdfunding
dawa
Instagram
mission methods
religion and social media
Salafism
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Summary:As is also the case in other parts of the world, Salafi interpretations of Islam appear to be on the rise in Sweden, especially among young people turning to Islam. One of the most active and visible missionising Salafi organisations in Sweden is called islam.nu. It is based in Stockholm but has a national outreach programme and a very active online presence. This article focuses on islam.nu and a dawa campaign called #karavanen (the Caravan) and how it was advertised and developed on the social media platform Instagram from March 2018 to March 2020. By using market and consumer value theories to analyse the Instagram content related to the #karavanen, the article is an explorative attempt to approach contemporary Salafi missionising and growth from a new perspective.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel12030209