Top Results for Islamism
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and political leader who became the central figure of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. After the monarchy was overthrown, he established the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its first Supreme Leader from 1979 until his death in 1989. His polit...
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Transformative revolutionary leader with immense historical influence, but authoritarian theocracy, repression, executions, and regional conflict heavily damage consensus reputation.
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Ahmed Yassin was a Palestinian cleric and one of the founders of Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian movement established in Gaza during the First Intifada in 1987. He served as the organization's spiritual leader and was a prominent public figure within its religious and political structure. Israeli for...
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Historically consequential Hamas founder with substantial Palestinian support, but extremist rhetoric, organizational violence, and terrorism designations drive severe condemnation.
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