Fuqra
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A secretive Islamic group that uses violence and operates in North America and the Caribbean since the 1980s
- proper noun
- Offensive
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Al-Fuqra
- Mr. Brownlee expressed concern about a compound linked to Al Fuqra located 85 miles from Roanoke.
- Al-Fuqra
Examples
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"Jamaat Ul-Fuqra."
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In the early 1990s, Al Fuqra was linked in Congressional testimony to the planning of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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Federal officials arrested three individuals on gun charges, linking them to Al Fuqra, which has been associated with violence in North America.
Synonyms
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A violent armed group that isolates itself and attacks other Muslims it sees as untrue to Islam in North America
operates discreetly across regions rather than isolating and attacking other Muslims
Surface Forms
Fuqra main
Etymology
The word Fuqra comes from the Arabic word fuqara, which means 'the poor' or 'needy' and is the same root as faqir, a Sufi word for someone 'poor before God'. That's why the group's name calls it a community of humble, 'poor' followers, even though it is known today as a violent group.