[MosesKnows]

Radical Islamists

There is no such thing as an islamist. A person who follows the religion and practices of Islam is a Muslim, not a islamist.

[jwalsh07]

And a Jew is jew but they are sometimes referred to by their not so close friends as zionists. Whats the point?

[denydenydeny]

There is no such thing as an islamist. A person who follows the religion and practices of Islam is a Muslim, not a islamist.

I will try to explain the distinction to you, Abdul.

Islam is a religion. Islamism is not a religion, it is a political ideology. Someone who insists that all non-Islamic governments are illegitimate and must be annhilated is an Islamist.

[Dave S]

There is no such thing as an islamist. A person who follows the religion and practices of Islam is a Muslim, not a islamist.

Tell that to the arab guest on Lou Dobbs MOneyline last night. He and Dobbs were both using the term Islamists as in radical or militant Islamists to represent a small portion of the Muslim population.