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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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