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  • It goes without saying that many of the Muslim extremists that consider political assassination as a necessary means towards overthrowing an autocratic and/or corrupt regime draw their cues from the kharijite doctrines, which, I may add, have overwhelmingly been rejected by vast majority of Muslims - Sunnis and Shi'as alike.

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  • A smaller but closely related group includes words that have meaning in the context of Islamic history as distinct from Islam as a religion (e.g., jahiliya, kharijite).

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4 1981

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