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Definition: This term is what is normally used when referring to the process of employing Islam for the purposes of state power. Anyone who wishes to reform a state along Islamic lines and strictly enforce Islamic law could be called an Islamist.
Islamism is every bit as much a political as it is a religious movement, and it takes on a different form in each country where it occurs. Because of this, no one form of Islamism is any more purely "Islamic" than any other. Also, no form of Islamism is a historical inevitability.
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What is Islam?
What is Islam? What do Muslims believe? Where did Islam come from? What is jihad? Find the answers to these questions and more in our Islam FAQ.
