1. islamism - Noun
2. Islamism - Proper noun
The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islam.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society. Maajid Nawaz
I draw a distinction between traditional Islam and Islamism. Islamism emerged in its modern form in the 1920s and is driven by a belief that Muslims can be strong and rich again if they follow the Islamic law severely and in its entirety. This is a response to the trauma of modern Islam. Daniel Pipes
I can tell you squat about Islamism. But I know a lot about Al Quaeda, and they need to burn in hell. Frank Miller
It was not socialism or communism or Islamism. It was romanticism. There is no more incandescent passion than love in a time of revolution. Ian McDonald
Nazism and Islamism are on the opposite sides of the same coin – we oppose both. Nazism has been defeated and Islamism is spreading across the country. Tommy Robinson