reformist

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The first major revolt against the Islamic leadership occurred in 1999, when students protesting the closure of a reformist newspaper were violently suppressed.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has been positioning himself as a serious candidate for the moderates Islamists and the reformists in the event of the passing of the leader.

From BBC

“The experience of revolution and foreign or violent efforts cannot produce desirable results,” he told a reformist newspaper after the unrest started.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the move towards his client's release reflected a restoration of judicial independence under Lebanon's reformist government that was formed in January.

From Barron's

Lincoln’s assassination the following month devastated Douglass and intensified his reformist drive.

From The Wall Street Journal