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To: donna

The definition u sent was for islam. Not islamist


11 posted on 12/09/2007 9:22:29 AM PST by nuconvert ("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
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To: nuconvert
Look at the bottom of the Merriam-Webster definition. Islamic is an adjective.

— Is·lam·ic \is-ˈlä-mik, iz-, -ˈla-\ adjective

12 posted on 12/09/2007 9:27:17 AM PST by donna (The United States Constitution and the Koran are mutually exclusive.)
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To: nuconvert
Islamism
One entry found.

Islamism

Main Entry: Is·lam·ism
Pronunciation: \is-ˈlä-ˌmi-zəm, iz-, -ˈla-; ˈiz-lə-\

Function: noun
Date: 1747
1 : the faith, doctrine, or cause of Islam

2 : a popular reform movement advocating the reordering of government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam

— Is·lam·ist \-mist\ noun

13 posted on 12/09/2007 9:29:32 AM PST by donna (The United States Constitution and the Koran are mutually exclusive.)
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