islamic : Idioms & Phrases

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aden-abyan islamic army

  • noun Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
    Aden-Abyan Islamic Army; IAA; Islamic Army of Aden.
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armed islamic group

  • noun a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
    GIA.
    • the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres
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association of islamic groups and communities

  • noun a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
    Kaplan Group; Caliphate State.
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east turkestan islamic movement

  • noun a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression
    East Turkestan Islamic Movement.
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east turkistan islamic movement

  • noun a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression
    East Turkestan Islamic Movement.
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egyptian islamic jihad

  • noun an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
    Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Vanguards of Conquest; al-Jihad.
    • the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981
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federal islamic republic of the comoros

  • noun a country on the Comoro Islands
    Comoros.
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international islamic front for jihad against jews and crusaders

  • noun a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh
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islamic army of aden

  • noun Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
    Aden-Abyan Islamic Army; IAA; Islamic Army of Aden.
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islamic army of aden-abyan

  • noun Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
    Aden-Abyan Islamic Army; IAA; Islamic Army of Aden.
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islamic calendar

  • noun the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
    Moslem calendar; Muhammadan calendar; Mohammedan calendar; Muslim calendar.
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islamic calendar month

  • noun any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
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islamic community

  • noun a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
    Islamic Community; Jemaah Islamiyah; Malaysian Mujahidin Group; JI; Malaysia Militant Group.
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islamic great eastern raiders-front

  • noun a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO
    IBDA-C.
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islamic group

  • noun a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
    Islamic Community; Jemaah Islamiyah; Malaysian Mujahidin Group; JI; Malaysia Militant Group.
  • noun a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails
    al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.
    • al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule
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islamic group of uzbekistan

  • noun a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
    IMU; Islamic Group of Uzbekistan.
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islamic jihad

  • noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
    Hizbullah; Organization of the Oppressed on Earth; Lebanese Hizballah; Islamic Jihad; Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Party of God; Revolutionary Justice Organization.
  • noun an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
    Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Vanguards of Conquest; al-Jihad.
    • the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981
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islamic jihad for the liberation of palestine

  • noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
    Hizbullah; Organization of the Oppressed on Earth; Lebanese Hizballah; Islamic Jihad; Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Party of God; Revolutionary Justice Organization.
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islamic law

  • noun the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
    shariah law; sharia; shariah; sharia law.
    • sharia is only applicable to Muslims
    • under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state
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islamic party of turkestan

  • noun a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
    IMU; Islamic Group of Uzbekistan.
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islamic republic of iran

  • noun a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
    Persia; Iran.
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islamic republic of mauritania

  • noun a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
    Mauritania; Muritaniya; Mauritanie.
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islamic republic of pakistan

  • noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
    Pakistan; West Pakistan.
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islamic resistance movement

  • noun a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
    Hamas.
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islamic state of afghanistan

  • noun a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
    Afghanistan.
    • Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979
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islamic ummah

  • noun the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
    Islam Nation; Muslim Ummah; Umma; Ummah.
    • moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims
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islamic unity

  • noun a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
    al Itihaad al Islamiya; al-Itihaad al-Islamiya; AIAI.
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libyan islamic fighting group

  • noun a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
    Libyan Islamic Fighting Group; Libyan Fighting Group; FIG; Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya.
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libyan islamic group

  • noun a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
    Libyan Islamic Fighting Group; Libyan Fighting Group; FIG; Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya.
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moro islamic liberation front

  • noun a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases
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palestine islamic jihad

  • noun a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas
    Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini; Palestine Islamic Jihad; PIJ.
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palestinian islamic jihad

  • noun a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas
    Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini; Palestine Islamic Jihad; PIJ.
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