Muslims, how should we refer to the violent Islamists or Jihadists without offending ordinary Muslims?

Question

Do you have a word that you use for these people that would be acceptable?

Do you have a word specifically for those Islamist terrorists who do violence (according to themselves) in the name of Islam.

Ty The Unsaved Guy: Yes, I have a wonderful Muslim dentist and I couldn't cope without him.

majeed32 there may be some element of truth in what you say, I guess you can call them the US military.

Answer 1

What do you call tim McVeigh or the IRA bombers or the Right to Lifers who kill Drs and blow up clinics in the name of God?
Terrorists!
There is no reason to associate religion with the atrocities they commit- It only makes those evildoers feel more validated

Answer 2

Doesn't that make the FIRST experience all the more better? I don't believe it's repression; it's more like self-control, and practicing virtue. Even after we get married, we have restrictions during the month of Ramadan. It's all about making the fact that you're MUSLIM more important than physical desires. --And, I don't understand how not being allowed to go to proms has anything to do with being sexually repressed. O_o Sure, intermingling of the sexes in inappropriate ways are forbidden, but once you're mature enough, you learn how to deal with the opposite sex. It comes naturally, unless you're completely isolated to that part.

Answer 3

Ordinary muslims don't like the Extermists either, It puts a Sterotype on all the same is true with Gangbangers and the Black community. It places undue stress on the relations.
Don

Answer 4

I am a muslim, an we don't consider those people to be a pious muslim, They will go to the Hellfire.

You would only offend a muslim if you referred to all as being terrorist.

Answer 5

Ethnocentrics

this word only should offend violent muslims

Answer 6

For Jesuesfreak Arabic terrorist dose not fit ll the time for example Chechian terrorists are not Arab nor are Iranians terrorists but terrorist would work.

Answer 7

The word is Evil which every true Muslim has a duty to confront.

Answer 8

Why don't we try referring to them the same way we refer to deviant militant Christians: as EXTREMISTS.

Or "jerks misinterpreting Holy Scripture", I'm good with that too.

Mind you, I'm not a Muslim, just a very open Pagan who believes that everyone has their own path, and should be permitted.... So long as it harms NONE.

Answer 9

First tell us how should Muslims refer you Americans who are killing Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. In last five years your forces have killed over 100,000 humans including women and children, demolished houses, bridges, hospitals you name it. They did leave only Oil Ministry building to keep stealing oil from Iraq. T

hey don't seem tohave any intention to leave these countries and want to keep stealing oil of Iraq. They also plans to kill people in Iran though they have never attacked America.

Should we call your people Butchers, Beasts, heartless, without soul, Satans ...tell us yourself what should we refer your killers?

Answer 10

Great question. Every Muslim is as peaceful as they decide to be. They can get evidence for the peaceful living on earth from their false prophet's teachings, or they can become killing machines.