Islamist
Faith-based political advocate
An Islamist advocates for Islamic principles as the basis for political and social organization.
The term ranges from those seeking democratic influence to militant extremists, though in Western media it often implies the latter: Islamist militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
Distinguished from Muslim, which simply denotes religious identity without political connotation.
Islamist militant organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
- HamasGazan Islamist governing body
- HezbollahLebanese Shiite militant organization
Muslim Brotherhood · Boko Haram · mujahideen · militia · insurgency · cell · faction · splinter
Strict adherence to core tenets
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- SalafismUltraconservative Sunni movement
- WahhabismPuritanical Islamic reform doctrine
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
theocracy · sharia · caliphate · radicalization · militancy · revivalism · puritanism · anti-secularism
Islamic struggle, inner or outer
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- suicide bombingLethal self-detonation attack
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
recruitment · propaganda · fatwa · martyrdom · armed struggle · guerrilla warfare · beheading · hostage-taking
Al-Qaeda
Islamist militant organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
- HamasGazan Islamist governing body
Hezbollah · Muslim Brotherhood · Boko Haram · mujahideen · militia · insurgency · cell · faction · splinter
fundamentalism
Strict adherence to core tenets
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- SalafismUltraconservative Sunni movement
- WahhabismPuritanical Islamic reform doctrine
jihadism · theocracy · sharia · caliphate · radicalization · militancy · revivalism · puritanism · anti-secularism
jihad
Islamic struggle, inner or outer
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- suicide bombingLethal self-detonation attack
radicalization · recruitment · propaganda · fatwa · martyrdom · armed struggle · guerrilla warfare · beheading · hostage-taking
Afghanistan
Central Asian landlocked nation
Yemen · Somalia · Nigeria · Egypt · Saudi Arabia · Iran · Gaza · Chechnya · Mali · Libya
Osama bin Laden
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
Islamistsecularist
Advocate for nonreligious governance
secular humanist · separationist · modernist · freethinker · agnostic
- Islamic cultureCivilization shaped by Muhammad's teachings
- Islamic terroristsViolent extremists citing Islam
- Islamic communityWorldwide Muslim fellowship
- Islamic lawReligious jurisprudence for Muslims
- Islamic worldCivilization following Muhammad's teachings
- Islamic calendarMuslim lunar year system