: Islamism or Political Islam is a set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life. Islamism is a controversial neologism, and definitions of it sometimes vary . Leading Islamist thinkers emphasize the implementation of Sharia ; of pan- Islamic political unity; and of the selective removal of non-Muslim, particularly Western military, economic, political, social, or cultural influences in the Muslim world that they believe to be incompatible with Islam. Some observers suggest Islamisms tenets are less strict, and can be defined as a form of identity politics or support for identity, authenticity, broader regionalism, revivalism, revitalization of the community. And following the Arab Spring political Islam has been described as increasingly interdependent with political democracy.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:42:33 +0000
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