Pan-Islamism
Ideology advocating the political unity of Muslims above national borders, around the ummah and the ideal of a caliphate, formulated by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and adopted by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II against European colonialism.
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In one sentence
I want the ummah united across borders under a caliphate, with Islamic law everywhere and the Muslim world free of Western domination.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 97% of the 260 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 2
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Control
On Control, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 64This ideology 65
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ruhollah Khomeini
Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Khomeini created the Islamic republic and instituted the rule of the religious jurist, fusing theocracy and state and transforming Iran into a revolutionary power of Shia Islam.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallySayyid QutbIslamist theorist98%
SociallyRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman95%
EconomicallyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsSaladinSultan of Egypt and Syria96%
PoliticsMuammar GaddafiRevolutionary and dictator94%
PoliticsSergei MelikovSenator and former Head of Dagestan93%
PhilosophyAverroesAndalusian philosopher and jurist92%
PoliticsJulius CaesarMilitary leader92%
PoliticsErnesto GeiselMilitary officer and statesman91%
PoliticsMarshal Deodoro da FonsecaMilitary officer and statesman90%
Political theoryGuillaume FayePhilosopher and New Right activist90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Ottoman Empire
1299–1922A vast Muslim empire, the Ottomans ruled for centuries over lands spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa under the power of the sultan and caliph, uniting religious and political authority with great diversity of peoples and faiths.
Other close countries
Turkey
National-religious authoritarianismA presidential republic between Europe and Asia, Turkey combines electoral democracy with strong concentration of power, nationalism, religious conservatism, and an assertive foreign policy in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region95%
SociallyEgyptMilitary-statist regime95%
EconomicallyBoliviaPlurinational-popular republic96%
The most distant
Ottoman Empire
1299–1922A vast Muslim empire, the Ottomans ruled for centuries over lands spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa under the power of the sultan and caliph, uniting religious and political authority with great diversity of peoples and faiths.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 a.C.94%
SociallyPersian Empire (Achaemenid)550–330 a.C.92%
EconomicallyGran Colombia1819–183198%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Islamic Theocratism
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