Islamists
Political faith advocates
Islamists are advocates of political Islam—the view that Islamic principles should govern public life, law, and the state, not just private religious practice.
The term covers a wide spectrum, from those who seek change through democratic participation to militant groups pursuing violent revolution.
In Western media, Islamist often carries negative connotations and is sometimes confused with Islamic (relating to Islam generally) or Muslim (a follower of Islam), though the terms are not interchangeable.
Islamists won a majority in the parliamentary elections.
Religious warfare combatant
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- insurgentOne who revolts
- extremistOne holding fringe views
- terroristViolent political intimidator
Al-Qaeda · ISIS · martyrdom · radicalization · cell · recruitment · propaganda · sleeper
Islamic successor-led government
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- HamasGazan Islamist governing body
- HezbollahLebanese Shiite militant organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
parliament · elections · governance · ideology · coalition · party · authoritarianism · legislation
Islamic fundamentalist movement
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
hardline · literalist · conservative · traditionalist · uncompromising · rigid · revivalist · pietistic
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- charityVoluntary aid for others
outreach · solidarity · protest · boycott · petition · advancement · reform · volunteerism
jihadist
Religious warfare combatant
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- insurgentOne who revolts
- extremistOne holding fringe views
terrorist · Al-Qaeda · ISIS · martyrdom · radicalization · cell · recruitment · propaganda · sleeper · fatwa
caliphate
Islamic successor-led government
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- HamasGazan Islamist governing body
- HezbollahLebanese Shiite militant organization
Taliban · parliament · elections · governance · ideology · coalition · party · authoritarianism · legislation · nationalism
Wahhabi
Islamic fundamentalist movement
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
dogmatic · hardline · literalist · conservative · traditionalist · uncompromising · rigid · revivalist · pietistic · sectarian
grassroots
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
charity · outreach · solidarity · protest · boycott · petition · advancement · reform · volunteerism · awareness
- Arab SpringTahrir Square, uprising, Mubarak, demonstrations, protesters
- MaghrebAlgeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Maghreb
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing