al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
- proper noun
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Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
- The United Nations condemned al-Itihaad al-Islamiya for its involvement in terrorist attacks in East Africa.
Examples
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Several members of al-Itihaad al-Islamiya were captured during a joint operation by Somali forces.
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The group al-Itihaad al-Islamiya has been linked to numerous attacks in Somalia.
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Reports indicate that al-Itihaad al-Islamiya has established links with other extremist groups in the region.
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Is al-Itihaad al-Islamiya still active in Kenya?
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The United Nations condemned al-Itihaad al-Islamiya for its involvement in terrorist attacks in East Africa.
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Reports indicate that al-Itihaad al-Islamiya has established links with other extremist groups in the region.
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Several members of al-Itihaad al-Islamiya were captured during a joint operation by Somali forces.
Synonyms
A Somali religious group that used violence and had links to al-Qaeda
An armed Islamic group from Somalia that carries out terrorist attacks
Surface Forms
Morphology
al-Itihaad + al-Islamiya
If a learner knows the Arabic constituents, the phrase literally composes as 'the Islamic Union' (al- = the; itihaad = union/association; islamiya = Islamic), so they can infer it denotes an Islamic organization. However, the specific identity as a militant/terrorist group and associated connotations are not derivable from the parts alone and require world knowledge, and the form is a proper name in Arabic, so full meaning is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya comes from Arabic: al-Itihaad means 'union' or 'unity' and al-Islamiya means 'Islamic'. So the name gives the image of groups joining together under Islam, which explains why a movement used this name to show it aimed to unite people for an Islamic cause.
