Islamic extremism

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Islamic extremism refers to two related and partially overlapping but also distinct aspects of extremist interpretations and pursuits of Islamic ideology:

an extremely conservative view of Islam,^[1] which doesn't necessarily entail violence even though it may have an emphasis on Jihad;^[2] see Islamic fundamentalism, and
the use of extreme tactics such as bombing and assassinations for achieving perceived Islamic goals;^[3] see Jihadism.
- see also Islamic terrorism.

Zeyno Baran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute, argues Islamist extremism is a better term, to distinguish the political ideology from the religion.^[4]

References

^ Brian R. Farmer (2007). Understanding radical Islam: medieval ideology in the twenty-first century. Peter Lang. p. 36. ISBN 9780820488431. http://books.google.com/books?id=bIQ0hhu8l7IC&pg=PA36.
^ Jason F. Isaacson; Colin Lewis Rubenstein (2002). Islam in Asia: changing political realities. Transaction Publishers. p. 191. ISBN 9780765807694. http://books.google.com/books?id=krMEfM_YO3UC&pg=PA191.
^ Ira Marvin Lapidus (2002). A history of Islamic societies. Cambridge University Press. p. 823. ISBN 9780521779333. http://books.google.com/books?id=I3mVUEzm8xMC&pg=PA823.
^ Baran, Zeyno (2008-7-10). "The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It" (PDF). Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=e2e0e555-6a4a-43f9-8f33-b99aec850443-. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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