Pan-Islamism

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[pan-is-lah-miz-uhm, -iz-, -is-luh-miz-, -iz-] / ˌpæn ɪsˈlɑ mɪz əm, -ɪz-, -ˈɪs ləˌmɪz-, -ˈɪz- /

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.

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Other Word Forms

• Pan-Islamic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Pan-Islamism

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Islamism

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Example Sentences

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Pan-Islamism

However, Pan-Islamism must not be considered as merely a defensive political reaction against external aggression.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

We have already analyzed the military potencies of Pan-Islamism and Japan, and China also should not be forgotten.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard

Now let us glance at its commercial and industrial aspects—at what may be called economic Pan-Islamism.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

It must not be forgotten that they are in close touch with the Sennussi and kindred influences which we have already examined in the chapter on Pan-Islamism.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

By 1912 Pan-Islamism had recovered its poise and was moving forward once more.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

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