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Bookmark or Share- Muslims vs. Islamists | The Washington InstituteWhile Islam is the faith of 1.4 billion people, Islamism is not a form of the Muslim faith or an expression of Muslim piety. Rather, it is a political ideology that strives to derive legitimacy from Islam. Islam and Islamism are not synonymous, and there is even a tension between the two, exemplified by the case of this Nigerian Muslim father ...
- Viewpoint: What do radical Islamists actually believe in? - BBCIslamism is often described as "political Islam". A more accurate description would be "over-politicised, fundamentalist Islam", since believers have every right to build their politics on basic...
- Islamism | Political Islam | BritannicaIslamism, broad set of political ideologies that utilize and draw inspiration from Islamic symbols and traditions in pursuit of a sociopolitical objective. Although rooted in the Islamic modernist intellectual movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, Islamists vary widely in their aims, objectives, and ideologies.
- Islamism - WikipediaIslamism refers to a broad set of religious and political ideological movements that believe Islam should influence political systems, and generally oppose secularism. [1] The advocates of Islamism, also known as "al-Islamiyyun", are dedicated to realizing their ideological interpretation of Islam within the context of the state or society.
- Islamic extremism - WikipediaIslamic extremism, Islamist extremism or radical Islam refers to a set of extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideologies within Islam. These terms remain contentious, encompassing a spectrum of definitions, ranging from academic interpretations of Islamic supremacy to the notion that all ideologies other than Islam have failed and are inferior.
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