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The goal of Islamism is to re-shape the state by implementing its conservative formulation of Islamic law. However, most Islamist literature deals not with other religions, but with political ideologies. This might be explained in the growth of Islamism as a reaction against and a replacement for competing political movements. Historically, the existence of undemocratic and corrupt regimes all over the Muslim world led to widespread socialist movements across these countries for most of the 20th century; however, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the leftist ideologies have largely lost influence. Islamism has emerged as the remaining revolutionary ideology, gaining much ground through adopting anti-Western sentiment which has emerged over issues like the occupation of the Palestinian-populated West Bank by Israel.
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Islamism, along with other political movements inspired by Islam, gained increased attention in the Western media. The media often confuses the term Islamism with related terms such as Islam, fundamentalism, militant Islam, and Wahhabism. Although the groups and individuals representing these are not mutually exclusive, within academia, each term does have a distinct definition. Some Islamist groups have been implicated in terrorismTerrorism refers to the use of violence against noncombatants for the purpose of achieving a political, religious or socio-economic goal. Terrorist acts can be carried out by individuals or groups, and are sometimes sponsored by governments as an alternat and have become targets in the War on TerrorismThe War on Terrorism or War on Terror in modern usage, refers to an effort by some countries (primarily the United States and its principal allies) to neutralize international groups it deems as " terrorist" (primarily radical Islamist terrorist groups, i.
Islamofascism is an associated pejorative term.
This topic is also discussed in Islam as a political movementIslam as a political movement has a diverse character that has at different times incorporated elements of many other political movements, while simultaneously adapting the religious views of Islamic fundamentalism. A common theme in the 20th century was.
Islamist movements developed during the twentieth century in reaction to several forces. Following World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of and the dissolution of the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans, and the subsequent dissolution of the Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (founder of Turkey), some Muslims perceived their religion as in retreat, and felt that Western ideas were spreading throughout Muslim society, along with the influence of Western nations. During the 1960s, the predominant ideology within the Arab world was pan-Arabism which deemphasized religion and emphasized the creation of a socialist, secular state based on Arab nationalism rather than Islam.
Governments based on Arab nationalism have found themselves facing economic stagnation and disorder. Some Muslims place the blame for these flaws in Muslim societies on the influx of "foreign" ideas; a return to the principles of Islam is seen as the natural cure. A persistent Islamist theme is that Muslims are persecuted by the West and other foreigners. In this context, Islamist ideas developed in several different settings.