Definition of Islamic jihad

1. 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.


2. 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. "The original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Islamic Jihad

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
Islamic fascism
Islamic fundamentalism

Literary usage of Islamic jihad

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

1. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"1 Hamas publishes a monthly magazine, Filastin al-Muslimah, in London, and maintains websites in both Arabic and English.180 islamic jihad Like Hamas, ..."

2. Israel's Unilaterialism: Beyond Gaza by Robert Zelnick (2006)
"In Judea and Samaria this islamic jihad organization, this infrastructure around Jenin, has about ten regular or steady people—leaders—and the rest, ..."

3. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"islamic jihad claimed responsibility. December 1984 — Hijacked Kuwait Air flight ... islamic jihad claimed responsibility. He was released November 1986. ..."

4. Terrorist Threats to the United States: Congressional Hearing edited by Lamar Smith (2001)
"Among these were Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, the current head of the islamic jihad in Damascus; and Dr. Bashir Nafi. In late October 1995, ..."

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