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An Islamic state (Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-dawlah al-islāmiyah) is a type of government primarily based on the application of shari'a (Islamic law), dispensation of justice, maintenance of law and order. From the early years of Islam, numerous governments have been founded as "Islamic."
However, the term "Islamic state" has taken on a more specific connotation since the 20th century. The concept of the modern Islamic state has been articulated and promoted by ideologues such as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Israr Ahmed, and Sayyid Qutb. Like the earlier notion of the caliphate, the modern Islamic state is rooted in Islamic law. It is modeled after the rule of Muhammad. However, unlike caliph-led governments which were imperial despotisms or monarchies (Arabic: malik), a modern Islamic state can incorporate modern political institutions such as elections, parliamentary rule, judicial review, and popular sovereignty.
Today, many Muslim countries have incorporated Islamic law, wholly or in part, into their legal systems. Certain Muslim states have declared Islam to be their state religion in their constitutions, but do not apply Islamic law in their courts. Islamic states which are not Islamic monarchies are usually referred to as Islamic republics.
Islamic state is a type of government based on Islamic religious law (sharia).
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, IPA /ˈaɪsᵻl/), alternatively translated as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, /ˈaɪsᵻs/), is a Salafi jihadist militant group that follows an Islamic fundamentalist, Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. The group is also known as Daesh (داعش dāʿish, IPA: [ˈdaːʕiʃ]), which is an acronym derived from its Arabic name ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī 'l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām (الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام).
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Islamic State militants have released a video purporting to show the beheading of a US journalist. The individual was named by an IS member as James Foley who went missing in Syria nearly two years ago. Foley's military brother was mentioned in a denouncement of the West. The man carrying out the execution apparently spoke with a British accent. The militants said they were taking revenge for recent US air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq. … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/20/islamic-state-militants-video-beheading-of-us-reporter What is in the news today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeLGPTLVZMp8kczDH7_5Ni euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=e...
Graphic video has emerged believed to show the mass killing of more than 120 captured Syrian soldiers carried out by the Islamic State group The video shows men dressed in only their underwear being marched through the desert. It is believed to have been filmed near Tabqa in northeastern Syria where Islamic State militants overran a military base earlier this week. The armed, masked men overseeing the group made local sheep herding noises at them as men trailing behind the main group were kicked and hit with the butt of a rifle. One armed man waved a black-and-white Islamic State group flag marched at the front of the line. Off camera, one fighter shouted "The Islamic State" and the captive men responded, "It continues" - a chant favoured by the militant group. The footage has be...
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In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq's Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee
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The outskirts of Mosul can be seen as Iraqi forces and their allies launched an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants. Iraq's second-largest city
The outskirts of Mosul can be seen as Iraqi forces and their allies launched an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants. Iraq's second-largest city
The outskirts of Mosul can be seen as Iraqi forces and their allies launched an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants. Iraq's second-largest city
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