Definition of Islamic group

1. 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.


2. 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 uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Islamic Group

Isinya
Isla
Islaam
Islam
Islam Nation
Islamabad
Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamdom
Islamgarh
Islamiat
Islamic
Islamic Army of Aden
Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan
Islamic Community
Islamic Group
Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
Islamic Party of Turkestan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Resistance Movement
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Islamic Ummah
Islamic Unity
Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar month

Literary usage of Islamic group

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"One islamic group withdrew its 1998 application for registration but continues to operate openly without taking further steps toward legal registration. ..."

2. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"An unnamed islamic group official, quoted in the Arabic daily al-Hayat (London) on February 17, claimed responsibility for both attacks. ..."

3. Terrorist Threats to the United States: Congressional Hearing edited by Lamar Smith (2001)
"I agree with Mr. Emerson that the Armed islamic group has no history of terrorist attacks against Americans and American interests. ..."

4. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"These killings were apparently carried out by members of the military wing of the islamic group but. as in similar killings in past years, there were no ..."

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