Originally the term Islamism was simply used to mean the religion of Islam, not an ideology or movement. It first appeared in the English language as Islamismus in 1696, and as Islamism in 1712. The term appears in the See more

Few observers contest the immense influence of Islamism within the Muslim world. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, … See more

Sociological, economic and political
Some Western political scientists see the unchanging socio-economic condition in the Muslim world as … See more

Olivier Roy dates the beginning of the Islamism movement "more or less in 1940", and its development proceeding "over half a century".
Preceding movements See more

Islamic revival
The modern revival of Islamic devotion and the attraction to things Islamic can be traced to several events.
By the end of World War I, most Muslim states were seen to be dominated by the Christian-leaning … See more

Islamism is not a united movement and takes different forms and spans a wide range of strategies and tactics towards the powers in place—"destruction, opposition, collaboration, indifference" —not because (or not just because) of differences of opinions, but … See more

State-sponsorship
Saudi Arabia
Starting in the mid-1970s the Islamic resurgence was funded by an abundance of money from Saudi Arabian oil exports. The tens of billions of dollars in "petro-Islam See more