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Islamic revivalist movements were central to the rise of modernity in the Arab world in the nineteenth century. This paper looks at the role played by the armed jihadist movements, an offshoot of the broader Islamist revival which uses force to achieve... More

Islamic revivalist movements were central to the rise of modernity in the Arab world in the nineteenth century. This paper looks at the role played by the armed jihadist movements, an offshoot of the broader Islamist revival which uses force to achieve revolutionary social aims. In particular, this paper will examine the rise to prominence of the Nusra Front, an offshoot of Al Qaeda which also has a special focus on Syria, in the Syrian revolution since 2011. This paper was originally published in the Fifth Edition of Siyasat Arabia, November 2013. Less