Religious right

Religious right

The term Religious Right may refer to religiously motivated right wing movements such as:
*Christian right
*Hindu nationalism (Hindutva, Sangh Parivar)
*Islamism (Ahmadiyya controversy)
*Jewish right

ee also

*Secular right


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