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"Jihadism" (also "jihadist movement", "jihadi movement" and variants) is a 21st-century neologism found in Western languages to describe Islamist movements seen by the military to be "rooted in Islam" and a threat to the West.

The term "jihadism" first appeared in South Asian media; Western journalists adopted it in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks of 2001.

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  • Mujahideen prayer in Shultan Valley Kunar, 1987

    Praying Muhjahideen in Kunar Province, Afghanistan (1987)

  • Flag of the Majlis of Muslims of Ichkeria and Dagestan

    A black flag reportedly used by Caucasian jihadists in 2002 displays the phrase al-jihad fi sabilillah above the takbir and two crossed swords.

  • Reagan sitting with people from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region in February 1983

    President Reagan meeting with Afghan Mujahideen leaders in the Oval Office in 1983

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