Jihadism
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Jihadism is the ideology of modern, armed militant Islamic movements that seek to establish states based on Islamic principles. In a narrower sense, it refers to the belief that armed confrontation is
Afghan mujahideen praying in the Kunar Province, Afghanistan (1987)
Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri of al-Qaeda promoted the overthrow of secular governments.
Egyptian Muslim scholar Sayyid Qutb through his prison-writings constituted the ideological basis of the Salafi-jihadist movement.
Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, former leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, is widely regarded as one of the influential Salafi jihadists.
Islamism
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Islamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a
Islamists' public demonstration in the United Kingdom for sharia, October 2009
Islamist demonstrators carry signs reading "Islam will dominate the world" and "To hell with democracy" in Maldives, September 2014
Al-Manār magazine, the most popular 20th century Islamic journal that called for the restoration of Caliphate
Algerian secularist journalist Tahar Djaout was assassinated in 1993 by the Armed Islamic Group