Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The roots of the Islamist political groups; 2 Sunni Islamist political groups; 3 Shi'ite Islamist political groups; 4 The relationships between the Kuwaiti regime and the Islamist political groups; 5 Spread of the Islamist political groups in the social body; 6 Islamist political groups and religious violence, international terrorism; 7 The armed Islamist Sunni jihadist groups; 8 The armed Islamist Shi'ite jihadist groups; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Presents an overview of Islamic extremism in Kuwait. This title traces the development of Islamist fundamentalist groups in Kuwait, both Shiite and Sunni, from the beginning of the twentieth century
