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Originally Posted by Robert Carnegie
A dictionary seems to indicate that "Islamist" is a Western word for "Muslim", and not a new one. Not a nice one, either. It also means "A Muslim that we don't like." As well as the aggressive militant sort, of course.
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Obviously, words like this have different definitions depending on the speaker, but I've edited academic articles on the Middle East and scholars, at least, usually use the term Islamism to mean Islamic groups that support the idea of Islam being not only a religion but a political system (system for organizing society) as well. it's not necessarily aggressive, though it often is, and can be considered more radical.