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Islamic terrorism

Islamic terrorism is a form of religious terrorism carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists with the aim of achieving various political or religious objectives, such as jihad and caliphate.

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History

Fondation pour l’innovation politiqueIbn WarraqBarbahariKadizadeliIbn Abd al-Wahhab
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Attacker profiles and motivations

Maajid NawazGraeme WoodMichael ScheuerDaniel BenjaminSteven Simon
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Refutations, criticisms and explanations for decline

Princeton UniversityShariahIslamic jurisprudenceTimothy WinterAyah
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Islamic terrorism

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Islamic terrorism

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related to Western foreign policy · 38
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related to Terminology · 22
Islamic terrorism → Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Bruce Lawrence, Bush, But, Former US, George, Imran Khan, ISIL, Islam, Islamic, Islamist, It, Muslims, Others, Pakistan, September, There, They, Tony Blair
related to Pre-20th century · 17
Islamic terrorism → Barbahari, Ibn Abd, Ibn Warraq, ISIL, Islam, Kadizadeli, Kharijites, Muslim, Muslims, Sahl, Salama, Shi'a Muslims, Some, Sunni, The, Wahhab, Whether Islamic
related to Refuting Islamic terrorism · 12
Islamic terrorism → Along, Bernard Lewis, In, Islam, Islamic, Islamists, Laden, Lewis, Muslim, Princeton University Middle Eastern, September, The
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Islamic terrorism → form of religious terrorism carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists with the aim of achieving various political or religious objectives, recent phenomenon is disputed
related to Hijackings · 2
Islamic terrorism → Islamic, The

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