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English noun: Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization

1. Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (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, People's Mujahidin of Iran


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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