Definition of Jemaah Islamiyah

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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Jemaah Islamiyah

Jehovist
Jehovistic
Jehu
Jeju-do
Jekyll-and-Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde
Jelambar
Jelgava
Jell-O
Jell-O shot
Jell-O shots
Jellinek formula
Jello
Jelly Roll Morton
Jem
Jemaah Islamiyah (current term)
Jembrana disease
Jemima
Jemlah goat
Jemma
Jen
Jena
Jenafer
Jenefer
Jenga
Jenghiz Khan
Jenglish
Jenifer
Jenkin

Literary usage of Jemaah Islamiyah

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

1. Human Rights Watch World Report 2005: The Events of 2004 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization (2005)
"... where martial law was enforced and defending two alleged Thai members of the Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group with alleged links to Al-Qaeda. ..."

2. Terrorist Financing: Report of an Independent Task Force by Maurice R. Greenberg, William F. Wechsler, Lee S. Wolosky (2002)
"... Jihad and Jemaah Islamiyah, many of which have independent financial support networks. Once raised in the manners described, al-Qaeda's money is moved ..."

3. Indonesia Commission: Peace and Progress in Papua by Dennis C. Blair, David L. Phillips (2003)
"Following the August 2002 bombing of a nightclub in Bali, it has moved aggressively and successfully to pursue Jemaah Islamiyah, the Islamic militant group ..."

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