iPlayer Radio What's New?
Speaker icon LISTEN
Show more Show less
The Law and Cohabitation

Unreliable Evidence Clive Anderson and guests expose the 'myth' of the concept of common-law marriage.

ON NEXT : 20:45 Four Thought

File on 4

Image for Recoiling the Arab Spring

Listen now 38 mins

Listen in pop-out player

Recoiling the Arab Spring

Duration:
38 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 16 October 2012

The ultra-conservative Salafist movement, which is said to be the fastest growing branch of Islam, has been blamed for being behind many of the recent violent protests over an anti-Muslim film which appeared on the internet. Jenny Cuffe investigates the spread of Salafism across the countries of the Arab Spring. She asks what threat it poses to democracy in the whole region and also examines concerns in Europe that Salafists now represent a significant security risk.
Presenter: Jenny Cuffe
Producer: Ian Muir-Cochrane.

  • READ THE PROGRAMME TRANSCRIPT

    Microphone Logo

    The hardline Salafist movement has associated with recent violent protests in Arab Spring countries. Jenny Cuffe investigates what threat it now poses to democracy in the region.

     

    Read the Transcript

Broadcasts

Free download

  1. Image for File on 4

    File on 4

    A podcast offering Radio 4's award winning, flagship investigative series File on 4.

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.