Islamism

Good capsule on Islamism by the Monitor, covering some of the basics.

Also, in yesterday's NYT, scholar Robin Wright makes an important distinction and ties it into US foreign policy. I don't care for the title of the article, an

d her comment about Iranian threats seems unnecessary, but on the whole it's a decent piece of commentary.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0813/What-is-an-Islamist

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/opinion/dont-fear-all-islamists-fear-salafis.html