Part of a global Sunni religious movement formed of scholars, preachers, and lay individuals propagated worldwide since the 1980s by Saudi-sanctioned Islamic institutions, Salafi groups are perhaps the most tangible example of how Islam and transnational Islamic actors simultaneously function across discrete geographic and social scales. Scholarship typically depicts Salafi actors as disseminating a broadly rigid, universal framework largely detached from the specificities of the national and local contexts (Roy, 2004). More recent work on Islamic transnationalism and international relations, however, has begun to underscore the capacity of Salafis to pursue their own agendas independently from states that purportedly sponsor them. Via extensive ethnographic work, and also qualitative content analysis of interviews, online sermons, social media statements, and printed and audio-visual Salafi literature, this project demonstrates the role of national and local histories and politics in variously shaping the religiosity and politics of prominent Salafi networks across North Africa. In doing so, it highlights the capacity of these local Salafi grassroots actors to pursue their own agendas and act independently from Saudi transnational religious influence and authority.