Islamicism

This raises a question for me: does Arabic not have a good word or words for what we in the English-speaking world call, variously, "Islamicism," "radical Islam," "Islamofascism," etc. without borrowing straight from English, or does whoever translated this not understand Arabic well enough to be able to translate it without resorting to crude loanwords?

GetReligion 2009

It is looking more and more like extreme Islamicism and having the same effect.

Specter faces angry crowd at town hall meeting 2009

"There are a number of threats on a number of levels, but if you are talking about terrorism it is Islamicism," he said.

Harper: Islamic Militants Are Canada's Top Security Threat Paul Vieira 2011

In that respect, the statement that was uttered by Prime Minister Harper last week with respect to "Islamicism" being the greatest threat to Canadian security only puts fuel in the fire.

Maher Arar: The True Cost Of 9/11 Maher Arar 2011

In a nasty screed, Miller called the movement "Nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists" and told the protesters to enlist against the real enemy, which he defined as Al-Qaeda and 'Islamicism.'

Daniel Komanoff: Wake Up, Frank Miller Daniel Komanoff 2011

In a nasty screed, Miller called the movement "Nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists" and told the protesters to enlist against the real enemy, which he defined as Al-Qaeda and 'Islamicism.'

Daniel Komanoff: Wake Up, Frank Miller Daniel Komanoff 2011

Miller tries to repel the OWS message "Maybe, between bouts of self-pity and all the other tasty titbits of narcissism you've been served up in your sheltered, comfy little worlds, you've heard terms like al-Qaeda and Islamicism" by reminding us that we are at war.

Frank Miller and the rise of cryptofascist Hollywood 2011

In a nasty screed, Miller called the movement "Nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists" and told the protesters to enlist against the real enemy, which he defined as Al-Qaeda and 'Islamicism.'

Daniel Komanoff: Wake Up, Frank Miller Daniel Komanoff 2011

Islamicism, Turkey's anger at Israel is over policy, not religion.

Conn Hallinan: Turkey, America, and Empire's Twilight 2010

What is distressing about the present situation (which such as Dave B should note) is the unholy alliance between the hard Left (and the middle-of-the-road Middle class "Liberal" Left) with Islamicism/Jihadism - such that even moderate Left people are prepared to damn Israel, and not worry about the fact that they're thereby supporting Islamicism/Jihadism that operates via Palestine.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009