The Political Participation of Sufis and Salafi Movements in Modern Morocco: Between the ‘2003 Casablanca Terrorist Attacks’ and the ‘Moroccan Spring’

Abstract

Located in the westernmost part of the Islamic world, Morocco is a Muslim country ruled by a kingdom. As in some other Islamic countries, the Salafi and Sufi movements also play an important role in the religious and political life of Morocco. This work deals with the activities of the Sufi and Salafi movements in Morocco and their religious tendencies, as well as their statist and oppositional political attitudes towards the Moroccan regime in particular. In this context, such examples especially like the Kadirî Boutchichiyya Sufi movement and the Jamaah al-Adl wal-Ihsan Salafi movement will be discussed. From the Casablanca terrorist attacks in 2003 until the Arab Spring in 2011 and during its subsequent years, it will be tried to examine the attitudes of these movements towards the constitutional changes in Morocco and their participation in politics.

Keywords

• Moroccan Spring
• Sufism in Morocco
• Salafi Movements in Morocco
• Boutchichiyya
• Jamaah al-Adl wal-Ihsan

2003 KAZABLANKA TERÖR SALDIRISI VE FAS BAHARI ARASINDA MODERN FAS’TAKİ SUFÎ VE SELEFÎ HAREKETLERİN SİYASETE KATILIMI

Abstract

İslam dünyasının en batısında yer alan Fas, eskiden beri krallıkla yönetilen Müslüman bir ülkedir. Diğer bazı İslam ülkelerinde olduğu gibi Selefî ve Sufî hareketler Fas’ın dinî ve siyasî hayatında da önemli rol oynamaktadırlar. Bu çalışmada, Fas’taki Sufî ve Selefî hareketlerin faaliyetleri ve onların dini eğilimlerinin yanı sıra bilhassa Fas yönetimine karşı devletçi ve muhalif siyasi tutumları ele alınmaktadır. Bu bağlamda özellikle örnek olarak Kadirî Budşişiyye sufi hareketi ile Cemâatü’l-Adl ve’l-İhsân selefî hareketi üzerinde durulacaktır. 2003’teki Kazablanka terör saldırılarından itibaren 2011 yılı Arap Baharı ve sonrasındaki yıllara kadar geçen sürede bu hareketlerin Fas’taki anayasal değişikliklere karşı tutumları ve siyasete katılımları irdelenmeye çalışılacaktır.

Keywords

• Fas Baharı
• Fas’ta Sufizm
• Fas’ta Selefi Hareketler
• Budşişiyye
• Cemâatü’l-Adl ve’l-İhsân

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