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Rabi' al-Madkhali
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Rabee' Ibn Haadee 'Umayr al-Madkhalee (ربيع بن هادي عمير المدخلي) is a former head of the Sunnah Studies Department at Islamic University of Madinah.1 Madkhali is a well-known Salafist Muslim scholar.2 He is the founder of the Madkhalism movement and is considered one of Salafism's most radical thinkers.3 New York : Columbia University Press , 2009. The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations , pg. 74.
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“islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 3. Read the current article and compare.
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saudi professor who is a former head of the sunnah studies department at the islamic university of madinah
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saudi muslim scholar
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