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jihadism

jihadism

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Support for violent groups that use Islam to reach political or religious goals
  • noun
  • /dʒɪˈhɑːdɪzəm/
  • NSFW
: yihadismo
  • Many of the greatest challenges that we face—from jihadism to nuclear proliferation to global warming—are not faced only by us.

So, you know, the phenomenon of radical jihadism remains.

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Examples

  • "Jihadism is evil, and we need to say what it is," he argued.

    Academic text (2013)

  • A more successful U.S. foreign policy needs to better explain Islamic jihadism to the American people.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We must also open an ideological front in the war against jihadism.

    Academic text (2008)

  • People are eager to know why jihadism is so often linked with a religion like Islam that claims to be peaceful.

    Blog text (25)

  • Jihadism, whether ISIS-related or not, will not be addressed without a sober strategy for regional and international cooperation.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The United States is now waging a war against jihadism as a phenomenon, rather than against any specific transnational jihadist movement.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The "Sunni awakening" that helped transform Iraq was an awakening out of al-Qaeda jihadism, and the blow it delivered to Bin Laden's ambitions was stunning.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Ayesha Siddiqa provides a valuable analysis of the origins and goals of various jihadist groups and describes how the changing landscape of jihadism across Pakistan's provinces is forcing a new evaluation of how Pakistanis and their government think about extremism.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The rise of jihadism has led to increased tensions in many regions around the world.

  • Governments are implementing new policies to combat the threat posed by jihadism.

Surface Forms

jihadism singular
jihadisms plural

Morphology

jihadism = jihad (transparent) = jihad + ism

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to 'jihad' to denote an ideology or movement related to jihad, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Jihadism comes from the Arabic word jihad, meaning 'struggle' or 'striving', plus the ending -ism, which shows a belief or movement, as in activism. So today jihadism is used for movements that support violent or armed 'struggle' for religious or political goals.