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SUBJECT:
Islamism -- what it is and why it matters.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Far from being homogeneous, Islamic activism comprises a sometimes confusing variety of discrete strands, with key policy implications. These strands can be political or apolitical, violent or non-violent, liberal or moderate, while the range of interpretations extends from post-Islamism and liberal Islamism, on the one hand, to a radical interpretation which can give rise to Islamist terrorism, on the other.
Word Count (approx): 2445
Headings
- Islamic activism
- Apolitical
- Islamism
- Separate category?
- Islamist variants
- Liberals
- Moderates
- Fundamentalists
- 'Jihadists'
- Salafis
- Salafi manifestations
- Wahhabism and Salafism
- Policy implications
- Law
- Participation benefits
Primary Keywords: INT, Asia, Middle East, politics, government, guerrillas, opposition, religion
Secondary Keywords: Algeria, Egypt, India, Jordan, Morocco, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
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