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English noun: People's Mujahidin of Iran

1. People's Mujahidin of Iran (group) a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah


SynonymsMEK, MKO, Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionIran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia









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