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Islam: a 1400-year-old faith that includes a great range of sects and movements.
Islamism: a century-old utopian political ideology that seeks to return to past glories by imposing medieval religious laws.

Working through the Pakistani Consulate in Washington, D.C., the Iranian government recruited dozens of activists to operate more than 30 voting stations at hotels, mosques, churches, a California film studio—and even a car dealership in Maryland—as part of an election to choose the replacement for Iranian President Ephraim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.