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CAIR: Term 'Islamist' is Derogatory, Ill-Defined |
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Posted 7/23/2010 4:18:00 PM |
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In addition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration is fighting on another front: a domestic war of words on how to describe the threat posed by "Islamic" terrorism. . .
The word "Islamist" has come under particular scrutiny--mostly because it can carry numerous and often derogatory connotations. First heard in academic circles, the word eventually found a home in the blogosphere, where hard-line conservatives don't use it kindly, and Muslims find it offensive.
"I have no idea what the term `Islamist' means," said Ibrahim Hooper, national spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic relations. "Muslims don't use the word."
Groups looking to disparage the entire religion of Islam, he said, typically employ the word. Terms like "Islamo-fascism" and "Islamo-terrorism" are particularly offensive, he said, and should be off-limits. He suggests phrases like "religious extremist," which can encompass violent movements in other faiths. (More)
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| September 10, 2010
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