Does Sharia Act as both a mediator and moderator in Salafi radicalism?

Salafi extremism, embraced by organizations such as the Islamic State, is a global religion-invoking phenomenon whose primary cause not clearly elucidated in literature. Unlike most existing models or explanations of terrorism that attempt to explain stages factors associated with radicalization individuals, this study aims identify dominant causal pathway behind onset extremism. The independent and dependent variables variable invoked here are public support levels for religious leaders judges, radical agenda they espouse, idea Sharia law land, respectively. A linear regression analysis observational data from 20 nations revealed platform acts both mediator moderator vis-à-vis variables. use Kosovo control minimizes eliminates confounding bias, high magnitude computed coefficients determination contribution any omitted variable. Thus, preliminary conclusion belief advocated leaders, provides basis emergence jihadist groups.