Where did the stupid expression "Islamo Fascist" come from?

Question

I first heard it from Ignorant Bush and then it just spreaded like fire in oil.

Answer 1

The origins of the term are unclear, but appear to date back to an article which was published on September 8, 1990 in The Independent. In the article, "Construing Islam as a language", Malise Ruthven wrote:

Islamofascism
Nevertheless there is what might be called a political problem affecting the Muslim world. In contrast to the heirs of some other non-Western traditions, including Hinduism, Shintoism and Buddhism, Islamic societies seem to have found it particularly hard to institutionalise divergences politically: authoritarian government, not to say Islamo-fascism, is the rule rather than the exception from Morocco to Pakistan.

Islamofascism

On the other hand, Albert Scardino of the The Guardian attributes the term to an article by Muslim scholar Khalid Duran in the Washington Times, where he used it to describe the push by some Islamist clerics to "impose religious orthodoxy on the state and the citizenry".[2]

The related term, Islamic fascism, was adopted by journalists including Stephen Schwartz[3] and Christopher Hitchens, who intended it to refer to Islamist extremists, including terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.

Answer 2

Fascism - The political opposite of communism. Tilted extremely to the right, facists promote authoritarian societies and thriving capitalism -- usually spurred on by war.

Bush was referring to the extremist Muslims {or jihad warriors} who wish to make earth entirely Islamic.

It is, in fact, accurate for that group of people.

Answer 3

Michael Savage the radio personality - on his show the savage nation! ; )

Answer 4

I don't know.

Answer 5

HOW AM I SUPPOST TO KNOW THAT?