Islamofascism
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| + | '''Islamic fascism''' (first described in 1933), also known (since 1990) by the [[neologism]] '''Islamofascism''', draws [[analogy]] between the ideological characteristics of specific [[Islamism|Islamist]] movements and a broad range of [[Europe]]an [[Fascism|fascist]] movements of the early 20th century, [[Neo-fascism|neofascist]] movements, or [[totalitarianism]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Anti-Masonry]] | ||
| + | * [[Christofascism]] | ||
| + | * [[Clerical fascism]] | ||
| + | * [[Muhammad Najati Sidqi]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic extremism]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamism]] | ||
| + | * [[Relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamophobia]] | ||
| + | * [[Jewish Bolshevism]] | ||
| + | * [[Muslim Patrol incident]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic religious police]] | ||
| + | * [[Talibanization]] | ||
| + | * [[Worldwide caliphate]] | ||
| - | '''Christopher Eric Hitchens''' (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[United States|American]] [[author]], [[journalist]] and [[literary critic]]. Currently living in [[Washington, D.C.]], he has been a columnist at ''[[Vanity Fair magazine|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[The Atlantic]]'', ''[[World Affairs (journal)|World Affairs]]'', ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', ''[[Free Inquiry]]'', and a variety of other media outlets. Hitchens is also a political observer, whose best-selling books have made him a staple of [[talk show]]s and lecture circuits. | ||
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| - | Hitchens is noted for his skill and acerbic wit as a [[polemic|polemicist]] and [[intellectual]]. While he was once identified with the [[Anglo-America]]n radical [[political left]], he has latterly embraced some right-wing causes, notably the [[Iraq War]]. Formerly a [[Trotskyist]] and a fixture in the left wing publications of both the [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]], Hitchens departed from the consensus of the political left in 1989 after what he called the "tepid reaction" of the European left following [[Ayatollah Khomeini]]'s issue of a [[fatwa]] against [[Salman Rushdie]]. The [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] strengthened his embrace of an interventionist foreign policy, and his vociferous criticism of what he calls "[[Islamofascism|fascism with an Islamic face]]". He is known for his ardent admiration of [[George Orwell]], [[Thomas Paine]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]], and for his excoriating critiques of [[Mother Teresa]], [[Henry Kissinger]], and [[Bill Clinton]]. | ||
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| - | Hitchens is an [[atheist]] and [[antitheist]], and he describes himself as a believer in the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] values of [[secularism]], [[humanism]], and [[reason]]. ''[[God Is Not Great]]'' is his recent best-selling book. | ||
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Islamic fascism (first described in 1933), also known (since 1990) by the neologism Islamofascism, draws analogy between the ideological characteristics of specific Islamist movements and a broad range of European fascist movements of the early 20th century, neofascist movements, or totalitarianism.
See also
- Anti-Masonry
- Christofascism
- Clerical fascism
- Muhammad Najati Sidqi
- Islamic extremism
- Islamism
- Relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world
- Islamophobia
- Jewish Bolshevism
- Muslim Patrol incident
- Islamic religious police
- Talibanization
- Worldwide caliphate
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