Definitions
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- 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
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Examples
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As they boarded prison vehicles they chanted “Al-jihad, al-jihad!”
The Scorpion’s Tail Zahid Hussain 2010
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Far from the destruction grieving relatives and villagers buried Abdul Rashid in his ancestral village of Rohjan in southern Punjab province amid chants of “Al-jihad, al-jihad.”
The Scorpion’s Tail Zahid Hussain 2010
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He said: "You have come for the best, from the smaller jihad (al-jihad al-asghar) to the greater jihad (al-jihad al-akbar)."
Jihad JDsg 2007
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He set up matches against a dozen other mosques in Hebron, acquired blue-and-white soccer jerseys and stenciled each with the logo al-jihad: prepare for them.
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For more than two months, the capital, Islamabad, has been held hostage by a group of burqa-clad women, armed with sticks and shouting: “Al-jihad, al-jihad.”
Situation In Pakistan Is Much More Complicated Than The MSM Or Bush States 2007
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There we heard the chants of "al-jihad, al-jihad," the call for war.
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They also warn, any kind of attempt to get rid of Yasser Arafat will only make Israel face the Extreme militant Hamas and al-jihad -- Paula.
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Hezbollah provide explosives training for Al Qaeda and al-jihad.
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Hezbollah provide explosives training for Al Qaeda and al-jihad.
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Hezbollah provide explosives training for Al Qaeda and al-jihad.
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