Those who engage in Islamofascism.
(see also: Islamofascist)
In general, Islamofascism refers to the notion that Islam is not so much a
religion as it is a political ideology that in many ways resembles "fascism" (i.
e. the modern common
definition of fascism which equates it with totalitarianism, as opposed to the original capital-F Italian-style fascism).
More specifically, Islamofascism is used to describe either the social structure of a society living under strict Islamic shari’a law, or the interpersonal behavior of someone who acts in accordance with true Islam.
Islamofascists can either be Islamic fundamentalists, or those who use violence or bullying tactics to impose Islamic principles on others — or, more bluntly,
Muslim bigots whose religious beliefs are the source of their bigotry.
Radio talk show host Michael Savage has repeatedly claimed on
air that he coined the term "Islamofascist" in his first book, and even offered a reward to anyone who could prove he was wrong. In
reality "Islamo-fascism" was coined at least a decade earlier; the first known use of the term was on September 8, 1990 by journalist Malise Ruthven in a column about
religion for Britain’s Independent newspaper, in which Ruthven wrote,
"Nevertheless there is what might be called a 'political problematic' affecting the
Muslim world. In contrast to the heirs of some other non-Western traditions, including Hinduism, Shintoism and Buddhism, Islamic societies seem to have found it particularly
hard to institutionalize divergences politically: authoritarian
government, not to say 'Islamo-fascism', is the rule rather than the exception from Morocco to Pakistan."
