Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
- proper noun
- NSFW
- Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami has been designated as a terrorist organization by several countries.
Examples
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Security forces in the region have launched operations against Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami militants.
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Reports indicate that Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami has maintained links with other extremist groups.
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The group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami has been involved in various conflicts.
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Many reports link Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami to terrorist activities.
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Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami is known for its militant activities in Kashmir and its allegiance to the Taliban.
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Authorities are monitoring Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami for its role in ongoing insurgencies in the region.
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Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami has been implicated in several attacks targeting government forces in Pakistan.
Synonyms
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An armed extremist group in Pakistani Kashmir that wants an Islamic government and links to the Taliban
A militant group in Kashmir that uses violence to try to create an Islamic government
An armed group in Pakistan that wants to set up an Islamic government and works with the Taliban
Surface Forms
Morphology
Harkat-ul-Jihad + al-Islami
The name is compositionally transparent: its Arabic elements translate roughly to 'Harkat' = movement, 'Jihad' = struggle/holy war, and 'al-Islami' = Islamic, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer 'Islamic Jihad movement' meaning an Islamist militant organization. This type of organizational naming is cross-linguistically common and the group's referential meaning follows directly from the parts.
Etymology
Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami comes from Arabic and Urdu words and literally means 'movement of Islamic struggle'. Here Harkat means 'movement', al-Jihad means 'struggle' or 'holy war', and al-Islami means 'Islamic'. So the name explains the group's aim to fight for an Islamic cause and why it is seen as an 'armed group'.