Islamic Resistance Movement
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- proper noun
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Movimiento de Resistencia Islámica
- The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam.
- Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
Examples
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The Islamic Resistance Movement, widely recognized as Hamas, was established to promote an Islamic state in Palestine.
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The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as HAMAS,
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The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement was issued on August 18, 1988.
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Peace initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement...
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Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement have often called for solidarity among Palestinian factions.
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In ongoing conflicts, the Islamic Resistance Movement aims to assert its vision for governance in the region.
Synonyms
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A Palestinian political and military group that wants an Islamic state instead of Israel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Islamic + resistance + movement
The meaning is compositionally derivable: 'Islamic' indicates religious/ideological orientation, 'resistance' signals opposition or insurgent action, and 'movement' denotes an organized collective, so a learner who knows the words will infer it refers to an organized group engaged in Islamic-motivated resistance. While the exact referent (i.e. the specific organization Hamas) and detailed political aims are not predictable from the phrase alone, the core descriptive sense is transparent.
Etymology
Islamic Resistance Movement is a name made of three words: Islamic meaning 'religious', Resistance meaning 'fighting against control of their land', and Movement meaning 'an organized group'. So the name came to refer to the political group also known as Hamas.