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''This page and [[Islam as a political movement]] were proposed (''by whom?'') as a replacement for [[Islamism]] which is [[NPOV dispute|disputed]].  This page was listed on [[Wikipedia:Votes for deletion|Votes for deletion]] on September 18 2003 but not deleted. See [[Talk:Militant Islam/Delete]] for the discussion. This and [[Islamism]] has been protected, by those who advocate the POV of [[Islamism]].  See [[Talk:Militant Islam/Delete]] for discussion.''

'''Militant Islam''' is a term used by Western political commentators what they deem to be excessively violent agressive political activity by [[Islam]]ic individuals, groups, movements or governments. These Western commentators see such activity as operating outside the framework of [[democracy]].  

The term '''militant [[Islamist]]''' is often applied to movements using [[terrorism]] as a tactic.  The term '''radical [[Islamist]]''' or '''Islamism'''.  Is also so applied.  However, since there is more to being a militant than being a radical, and since it is Islam, itself, as a political movement, not some separate and Westerner-defined '''Islam-ism''', these terms are not politically neutral and should be avoided.

Among other things, they imply that there is a common agenda between [[Islamic parties]] who pursue Islam in relative peace, as one of many points of view in a [[democracy]], and [[terrorism]].  This is a common [[propaganda]] goal of those who see Islam, itself, as a rival to "the West".⏎
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== Militancy as the defining attribute ==

=== No one doctrine ===

As scholars of this movement have carefully outlined, in a very great variety of works up to and through the [[1970s]], there is little tactically in common in the various movements that seek to apply [[Islam]] as a solution, or use its terms to rationalize their solutions, to issues in the modern [[Islamic World]].   The only two objective things that can be said about all of militant Islam is:  (a) they are militant and employ force (contracted; show full)== See also ==

*[[list of Islamic terms in Arabic]]
*[[jihad]]

== Sources ==

*[[G. H. Jansen]], ''Militant Islam'', [[1980]].