The advocacy or practice of a form of Islam perceived as authoritarian, intolerant, or extremist; specifically. Islamic fundamentalism regarded in this way.
Origin
1980s. From Islamo- + fascism.
Definition of Islamofascism in US English:
Islamofascism
nounɪzˌlamə(ʊ)ˈfaʃɪz(ə)m
depreciative
The advocacy or practice of a form of Islam perceived as authoritarian, intolerant, or extremist; specifically. Islamic fundamentalism regarded in this way.