Islamo-leftism

Islamo-Leftism (Persian: چپ اسلامی; French: Islamo(-)Gauchisme, Spanish: Islamo-Izquierdismo, Hindi: इस्लामी-वामपन्थ, Polish: Lewica(-)islamska),[1] adjectivally Islamo-Leftist (French: Islamo(-)Gauchiste),[2] is a neologism applied by individuals to the political alliance between leftists and Islamists.[3]

  1. ^ Hermosa, Borja (26 January 2017). "Finkielkraut, contra el "neoprogresismo" y el "islamo-izquierdismo"". El País. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Guibert, Philippe (7 October 2015). "Il faut inventer la "politique musulmane" de la France". Slate. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Islamo-Leftism? The Cold War origins of anti-Islamic rhetoric". The University of Chicago. Russell P. Johnson. Retrieved 18 March 2024. Critics pointed out that the concept of "Islamo-leftism" is not even a real ideology, but a bogeyman of French right-wing talk media. No one can pin down exactly what it means, but commentators agree the term "Islamo-leftism" is an attempt by reactionary pundits to associate leftist academics with violent Islamist movements through connections that are tenuous at best and fictive at worst.