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Islamist Definition

Is·lam·ist (iz läm′ist, is-; --lam′-; iz′ləm ist)

noun

an advocate or supporter of Islamic, esp. orthodox Islamic, political rule

adjective

of or pertaining to Islamists, their political and social goals, etc.

Islamist Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • radical: Your stereotypical radical islamist has the deluded belief that his path is the only path, and anyone else is not human.

Modifies a noun

  • extremist: The message was clear: the threat posed by Islamist extremists is much greater than that posed by Saddam Hussein.
  • extremism: European intelligence and security forces are well aware of the threat posed by Islamist extremism and generally do an effective job of monitoring extremists.
  • militant: All seven are alleged Islamist militants, mostly of North African origin.
  • terror: Neither Britain nor the US have suffered any significant Islamist terror strikes on their own soil for some time.
  • insurgent: A new development is the emergence of home-grown Islamist insurgents.
  • fundamentalism: The driving force behind today's terrorist threat is Islamist fundamentalism.

Noun used with modifier

  • shia: In this case, too, the Iraqi shia islamist parties would be deprived of their backer.
  • extremist: Britain has joined the long list of nations to be directly targeted by extremist Islamist terror.
  • hardline: In the capital, Khartoum, the Foreign Minister of Sudan's hardline Islamist government has welcomed the news.