Islamism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Islamism
Example Sentences
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The five former Soviet republics of Central Asia -- Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- had feared the Taliban takeover would lead to the spread of radical Islamism in the region.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
It is, and has been since its founding about a century ago, the ideological wellspring of modern Sunni Islamism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
He is known as a critic of the Algerian regime as well as of Islamism.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
He was on a watchlist of people known as a potential security risk in connection to radical Islamism, the police source added.
From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2023
They were converted to Islamism about 1406, when the Arabian Chick-Ibn Molana came over, and, marrying the daughter of the king of Damak, received as her portion the province of Cheribon.
From Old Jack by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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