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Islamic Unity

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Noun1.Islamic Unity - a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
AIAI, al Itihaad al Islamiya, al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Somalia - a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare


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In his woridview, three elements featured prominently: (1) a decadence consciousness that permeated his thinking about Muslim nations; (2) the idea of Islamic unity against Western political domination; and (3) a positive philosophical expose on rational sciences and critique of the orthodox ulama.
Discursive pluralism and Islamic modernism in Egypt by Moaddel, Mansoor / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
He also met with leaders of Mujahideen groups based in Peshawar, Sibghatullah Mujadidi and Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani, as well as with the leader of the Iran-based Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, Hajatoislam Rahmutullah Mortazavi.
Intention of US, USSR to discontinue weapons deliveries to all Afghan ... by UN Chronicle
Such efforts reflected the Muslim Brotherhood's conviction that any Islamic unity should be based on Quranic principles and doctrinal unity; a goal to which it had worked since its establishment in 1928.
Islamic organizations in Egypt and the Iranian revolution of 1979: ... by Abdelnasser, Walid M. / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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