Islamofascism

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Islamofascism is a form of religious extremism in which the faith of Islam is abusively used as a cover for a totalitarian ideology[1], especially fascism.

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It is generally synonymous with Islamic extremism, and has many similarities to Protestant fundamentalism.

Categorization

Links and other items having to do with Islam as an abusive force should probably be moved here; the Islam page is (ultimately) for items about the religion itself, according to its own written scripture and doctrines.

Terminology

It is not clear what the relationships are between Islamofascism, genuine Islamic fundamentalism, and Islamism. As with many religions, a literal or fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic doctrine would seem to be essentially fascistic in nature, in that:

it considers individual needs less important than unquestioning adherence
it seeks to promote unity of cultural and religious attributes

Hence "Islamic fundamentalism" is essentially a form of fascism, and so the term redirects here. Discussion on the relationship between these two terms is welcome, however.

Related Pages

Islamofascism is an example of a puppet ideology.

Links

Reference

Wikipedia
Conservapedia redirects to Jihadism, which it also considers to be synonymous with "Islamism"
RationalWiki "a neologism invented by neoconservatives to drum up support for war in the Middle East."

Filed Links

Editorials

2007-06-21 The myth of Islamophobia by Pat Condell
2006-08-16 What Is 'Islamofascism'? by Stephen Schwartz

Photos

Nick Scipio - Picture of the Day: Islamic protesters with extreme messages