Islamist

/ ˈɪzləmɪst /

adjective

1. supporting or advocating Islamic fundamentalism

noun

1. a supporter or advocate of Islamic fundamentalism

Example Sentences

The Islamist cadre are too invested in the revolution that he molded to forfeit their inheritance.

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The east African nation saw civil war in the 1990s mutate in the 2000s into an Islamist insurgency that still threatens much of the country.

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For months, campaigners and politicians in Washington have been alleging that Islamist militants are systematically targeting Christians.

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For months, right-wing campaigners and politicians in Washington have been alleging that Islamist militants were systematically targeting Christians in Nigeria.

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In a statement, the Islamist militant group also decried the establishment of an international force whose "mission includes the disarmament" of Palestinian groups in Gaza.

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