The Right to Say “Islamist” is a Religious Freedom Issue

Shireen Qudosi
6 min readJul 22, 2020

A UK-based Muslim police organization proposes dropping the term “Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis.” The proposal offers alternative language including “faith-claimed terrorism,” “terrorists abusing religious motivations,” and “adherents of…

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Shireen Qudosi

I write on faith, identity, and belonging, focusing closely on the sacred feminine and cultivating intimacy with the profane.