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shura, shoora [ˈʃʊərə]

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam a consultative council or assembly

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam the process of decision-making by consultation and deliberation

[from Arabic shūrā, literally: consultation]

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No references found			ISLAMABAD, November 14, 2009 (Balochistan Times): A National security organization has recently conducted four covert operations in the Province of Balochistan, ostensibly to locate any Taliban Shura operating in the Quetta City. Secret operations to locate Taliban Shura in Balochistan carried out by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) The intelligence organizations carried out four major operations in a spate of a year to 'locate any Taliban Shura elements in Quetta or other parts of Balochistan'. Secret operations to 'locate Taliban Shura' in Balochistan carried out by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan) Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al IsaEoe1/4aoee, chairman of Majlis Al Shura, yesterday presided over the opening ceremony of the one-day second regular meeting of the GCC chairmen of Al Shura, national representatives and Ummah councils at Grand Hayyat Hotel here. GCC Al Shura chiefs meet by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)			shul Shula Shulamite Shulchan Aruch Shull Shumac Shumard oak Shumard red oak Shumen shun shun giku Shunless shunning shunpike shunt shunt circuit Shunt dynamo Shunt gun Shunt rifling Shunt valve Shunt winding shunt-wound shunter shunting shunting yard shura shush Shushan shut shut away shut down shut in shut off shut one's mouth shut out shut to shut up shut-eye shut-in shut-off shut-out bid shutdown Shute shuteye shutoff shutout Shutten race shutter shutter priority shutter release shutterbug			shunter shunter shunter shunter Shunters Shunters shunting shunting shunting shunting Shunting locomotive Shunting yard Shunting yard Shunto shunts shunts shunts shunts Shunyata Shunyata SHUP Shupashkar Shupashkar Shuqun Primary School Shuqun Secondary School Shur Shur Shur's lemma Shur, Iakov Shur, Iakov Shebselevich shura Shura-i-Islam Shura-i-Ulema Shurab Shurabashat Shurah shuras Shure Microphone Shuri Shuria Shurin Shurman (surname) Shurman (surname) SHURP Shurugwi Shurukhin, Pavel Shurukhin, Pavel Ivanovich Shuruppak Shusaku Endo SHUSD450 Shusei Tokuda shush shush shush Shusha Shushan Shushan Shushan Purim Shushan Purim Shushan-eduth

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