Word: islamist
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...when Somalia was invaded by the U.S.-allied Ethiopia, that American covert missions targeted the embassy bombers. One of the masterminds, explosives expert Abu Taha al-Sudani, is now dead, as is Aden Hashi Farah Ayro, an Afghanistan-trained former leader of al-Shabaab, Somalia's homegrown Islamist militia...
...said that although moderates are developing new avenues for challenging takfir, such as through "a movement within the Islamist Islah party which might best be called moderate," few are willing to step outside of the boundaries of what is considered Orthodox...
...addition, she has conducted research on the role of Islamist organizations in the transformation of public spheres in several Middle Eastern countries, including Yemen...
...addition, the story also erroneously stated that the punishment for apostasy may be "excommunication" and suggested that moderates are developing new "sectarian movements" in Yemen. In fact, there is no body to formally excommunicate individuals in Islam, and the moderate movement is an intellectual one within the Islamist Islah party...
...continue to believe that its interests are best advanced through clandestine support of the Taliban and other elements that destabilize Afghanistan. The way to do that would be to help resolve the festering Kashmir issue. Such a resolution would bring other dividends as well - deprived of the Kashmir cause, Islamist militancy within Pakistan would lose support. A strong diplomatic initiative will go a long way toward convincing local stakeholders that the U.S. is not only committed to eliminating extremism, but that it is also invested in regional development. It might even raise America's image in Pakistan; at last count...