islamic army of aden | (n) Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen, Syn. Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, IAA, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army |
islamic calendar | (n) the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years, Syn. Muslim calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Moslem calendar, Mohammedan calendar |
islamic calendar month | (n) any lunar month in the Muslim calendar |
islamic great eastern raiders-front | (n) a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO, Syn. IBDA-C |
islamic group of uzbekistan | (n) a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries, Syn. IMU, Islamic Party of Turkestan |
islamism | (n) a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life |
islamist | (n) a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies |
islamist | (n) an orthodox Muslim |
islamize | (v) cause to conform to Islamic law, Syn. Islamise |
islamize | (v) convert to Islam, Syn. Islamise |