[deanishe]

Islamists fight to be the oppressors, not to help the oppressed.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Islamists fight to be the oppressors

Eh, the history of Islamism comes out of rebelling against secular dictators who had a habit of imprisoning their thought leaders.

[Mainan_Tagonist]

or put simply, just rebelling against any attempt at modernising muslim societies. Anwar Sadat comes to mind.