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Salafism is a movement within Sunni Islam. It includes many groups and shades of belief. It is strongest in the [[Middle East]], but it is also found in most other Muslim-majority countries (see [[Islam by country]] and [[Demographics of Islam]]). It is increasingly important to [[diaspora|diasporic]] Muslims in [[Europe]], [[Canada]], and the [[United States]].
For rootless immigrants and disaffected second-generation youths in Europe, salafism provides the attraction of the authentic. For those living in the squalid metropolises of the Middle East, it offers an emotionally rich alternative to the slogans of [[Arab nationalism]]. Salafism appeals to younger Muslims as a way to differentiate themselves from their parents and grandparents because it is seen as pure, stripped of the local, superstitious, and customary usages of their families' countries of origin
Salafism insists on the inerrancy of Muslim scripture and what might be called a strict constructionist brand of sharia or religious law<ref name='Next' />. The Salafis transmitted from the traditionalists, and the secularists from the modernists. Salafism was able to outdo secularism by taking over its traditional role of defending the weak against the powerful<ref>''Brief History of Islam'', Hassan Hanafi, ISBN 1405109009 - Page 258-259</ref>. The impulse of Salafism has forced political leaders in the Middle East to accommodate a greater role for religion in public policy<ref>''The Next Attack'', By [[Daniel Benjamin]], [[Steven Simon]], ISBN 0805079416 - Page 274</ref>.
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