Islamic extremism
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Islamic extremism refers to two related and partially overlapping but also distinct aspects of extremist interpretations and pursuits of Islamic ideology:
  • an extremely conservative view of Islam, which doesn't necessarily entail violence even though it may have an emphasis on Jihad
    Jihad
    Jihad , an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is...

    ; see Islamic fundamentalism
    Islamic fundamentalism
    Islamic fundamentalism is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam: the Quran and the Sunnah. Definitions of the term vary. According to Christine L...

    , and
  • the use of extreme tactics such as bombing and assassinations for achieving perceived Islamic goals; see Jihadism
    Jihadism
    Jihadism is a term to describe the renewed focus on armed jihad in radical Islamic fundamentalism....

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    • see also Islamic terrorism.

Zeyno Baran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute, argues Islamist extremism is a better term, to distinguish the political ideology from the religion.
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