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Definition of Fuqra
1. Noun. An Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics.
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Islamic Republic Of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuqra
Literary usage of Fuqra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Patterns of Global Terrorism, (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, lslamic Jihad for the Liberation of
Palestine Jamaat uI-fuqra Radical Shia group formed in Lebanon; dedicated to ..."
2. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997 edited by Christopher W. Ross (1998)
"Description Jamaat ul-fuqra is an lslamic sect that seeks to purify lslam through
violence. fuqra is led by Pakistani cleric Shaykh Mubarik Al i Gilani, ..."
3. Qanoon-e-Islam: Or, The Customs of the Moosulmans of India; Comprising a by Jaʻfar Sharīf (1832)
"... -ool-fuqra, whose business it is to proceed in front of the troop, and proclaim
the praises and attributes of the Deity, as an injunction to the other ..."
4. Special Operations Forces: Roles And Missions In The Aftermath Of The Cold War by Wayne A. (FRW) Downing (1996)
"An Al fuqra cell was also uncovered in Canada. Its members were found to be
plotting to bomb an Indian theater and Hindu temple in Toronto.13 Whether these ..."
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