1. Islamist - Noun
2. Islamist - Adjective
an orthodox Muslim
a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
Source: WordNetAfter much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for. Maajid Nawaz
Dealing with terrorism and the Islamist fanaticism that inspires it is the great challenge of our time. Obviously there needs to be a very strong security response at home and abroad. Tony Abbott
As a general rule, you can predict what the secularist position on any issue will be once you know what the militant Islamist position is. From justifying terrorism to misrepresenting the Ayodhya evidence, the two are rarely very different. Koenraad Elst
Some Westerners [...] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise. Samuel P. Huntington
The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. Gijs de Vries
The most worrisome development in the evolution of Al Qaeda's influence since 9/11 is the growth of pockets of Islamist radicalism in Western populations. Lawrence Wright