Islamofascismn.
/ɪzˌlamə(ʊ)ˈfaʃɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ɪˌslɑmoʊˈfæˌʃɪz(ə)m/; see also Islamo- comb. form. depreciative.
The advocacy or practice of a form of Islam perceived as authoritarian, intolerant, or extremist; spec. Islamic fundamentalism regarded in this way.
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1988 Internat. Rep. Mar. 4 Afghanistan seems on it [sic] way toward becoming the first major victim of this collaboration between Islamo-Fascism and Social-Imperialism.
1990 Independent 8 Sept. 15/8 Islamic societies seem to have found it particularly hard to institutionalise divergences politically: authoritarian government, not to say ‘Islamo-fascism’, is the rule rather than the exception.
2002 National Rev. (U.S.) (Nexis) 10 Apr. You cannot deny that a brand of Islam is most certainly at war with us. You can call this brand Islamofascism, radical Islam, Wahhabism, whatever you want.
2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Jan. 22/4 Our enemy—variously known as Islamofascism, Islamist extremism, global jihad—has no rational agenda beyond its desire to destroy the United States out of remorseless, theologically inspired hatred for its values.
2009 Daily Tel. 23 July 23/3 In the most disturbing scene we see a copy of The Satanic Verses being set alight—a perfect example of Islamo-fascism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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