English noun: al-Jihad | |||
1. | al-Jihad (group) 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 | ||
Samples | The original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981. | ||
Synonyms | Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
Domain region | Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic | ||