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

(contracted; show full)n insensibly wide variety of movements which could be said easily to include [[Baptist]], [[Mennonite]], [[Quaker]], [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]], [[Zionism|Zionist]], [[Wahhabism|Wahabist]], and many others, came into fashion in the [[1980s]].  It had then, and still has, no integrity as an academic term, as the fundamentals in play in each such movement are different:  all they have in common is resistance to a secular [[global political monoculture]] that seemed to be in ascendance at that time.
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=== More than "radical" ===

The use of the term [[radical]] came into use likewise, earlier, in the [[1960s]], to characterize anyone whose opinion was not in line with those reported in [[mass media]] or held by major [[political party]] leaders.  This too had little consistency and implied nothing about actions taken.

(contracted; show full)== See also ==

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

== Sources ==

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