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'''Islamic Extremism''' is a term used to describe the actions and beliefs of violent Islamic activists, though many mainstream Muslims would say they are not Islamic at all.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Another term for this may be "jihadist". Its definition is debated, but it is distinct from ] and ] in that neither of those necessarily denote or condone violence.<ref>Ira Lapidus, (Cambridge, 2002), p. 823</ref> | ||
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Islamic Extremism is a term used to describe the actions and beliefs of violent Islamic activists, though many mainstream Muslims would say they are not Islamic at all. Another term for this may be "jihadist". Its definition is debated, but it is distinct from Islamic fundamentalism and Islamism in that neither of those necessarily denote or condone violence.
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See also
Further Reading
- A History of Islamic Societies by Ira Lapidus
- Radical Islam by Emmanuel Sivan
- Voices of Resurgent Islam edited by John Esposito.
- Political Islam edited by John Esposito.
References
- IslamDenouncesTerrorism.com
- "Terrorism is not Islamic" in the International Herald Tribune
- Ira Lapidus, A History of Islamic Societies, 2nd Ed. (Cambridge, 2002), p. 823
External Links
- "Terrorism is not Islamic" in the International Herald Tribune
- "Jihad and Jihadism" published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace