Islamism

Islamism is an authoritarian political ideology that seeks to impose Islam on society. Thus, it is a form of theocracy. Whilst this definition is valid for the imposition of any form of Islam on society, almost all Islamists adhere to ultra-conservative beliefs such as those of Wahhabi Saudi Arabia.

The intellectual godfather of Islamism is Hassan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood. In effect, he transferred the fascist concept of the 'state' or 'super state' and imposed it upon the Islamic religion. This is why some describe Islamism as a form of Fascism. al-Banna was a known admirer of European Fascists such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Jihadism is the use of violence to achieve Islamism.

Isis is an Islamist group, so are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hiz-but Tahrir.
The MB is a non-violent group in Egypt, but its members are fighting alongside Al-Qaeda in Syria.
Why is it that "Anti-Fascists" are apologists for Islamism?

by Reminisce OG May 7, 2016

Five Pillars of Islam

1) Belief in Allah & Muhammad
2) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
3) Giving of Alms (Tithing)
4) Fasting during Ramadan.
5) A Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca

It is every Muslims duty to carry out the Five Pillars of Islam.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ October 7, 2009

Coney Island Whitefish

A used condom, usually found floating in the water.

love to bone.

by Will, Dan, Emily @ the CC March 31, 2003

rhode island slide

To pull into oncoming traffic little by little. One demonstrates a high level of nerve when this is done on busy roads.

I got so frustrated that nobody would stop to let me go that I started doing the Rhode Island Slide until they had no choice but to either stop or hit me.

by kd1s January 13, 2008

Dead Island

Dead Island is an upcoming open world horror action adventure video game in development by Techland for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It is centered on the challenge of survival on a zombie-infested island with a major emphasis on melee combat.

The first teaser trailer for Dead Island received massive numbers of views overnight, and critically acclaimed to be one of the best trailers to date.

The game takes the sandbox-first-person gameplay that players of the "Fallout" series will enjoy and combines it with the up close and personal survival horror of Dead Rising. Both of these factors combined with beautiful graphics, realistic combat and body damage, and an intense campaign with 4-player drop in co-op, Dead Island is a revolution in the genre.

I can't wait to play Dead Island, it's going to be the best zombie game ever

by wambulance June 19, 2011

isla

So make someone really happy, or to feel fuzzy inside. Also a describing word, used to describe people or things.

"Wow, that flower is wonderful"
Yeah, its Isla.

by olly91 August 3, 2010

island mentality

A psychological state more than a geographic state of a person: a belief in a community's or culture's superiority, correctness, or specialness compared to other communities or cultures. Inspired by positive-minded well-meaning groupthink, increasing homogeniety over time, isolation-induced ignorance of other cultures or communities, fear of the unknown or being outnumbered (and a desire to compensate for their smallness amid the world), and lack of conflict with/lack of destruction by other communities (improving relative progress and social harmony and giving some creedence to their feelings of superiority).

Progressive and possessive attributes of English and Japanese histories show an island mentality.

by esmith512 June 26, 2007